- The
Barracks Emperors (235-284)
- What happens
to: the coinage,
the frontier, the succession, the emperors, the economy, the cities
&
countryside, the army?
- Diocletian
(285-305)
- The 'title' of
the emperor changed
from princeps to what? How was the emperor separated from the people?
- How did he
change the administration
of the empire--tetrarchy, bureaucracy?
- How did he
treat the Christians?
- What did
Diocletian do in regard
to prices, wages, freedom of profession, and freedom of movement?
- The role of the
citizen was to
provide what two things? (hint: see Kebric, Ch 9)
- Constantine
(306-337)
- What was
Constantine's position
in regard to Christianity?
- Where did he
move the capital
to?
- Spectacles
- When did the
Romans get days off work?
- How far back
did the Romans attribute their religious festivals?
- What happened
at religious festivals, in general?
- The Roman name
for the festivals with entertainment was?
- By 100 BC how
many religious festivals had entertainment and how many days out of the
year?
- Who paid for
the entertainment--during the Republic? During the Empire?
- At what other
events was entertainment provided?
- What were the
main forms of public entertainment?
- Which was the
most popular?
- The Arena:
- What are its
origins?
- Why did they
increase in size & scope?
- What did the
typical program consist of: in the morning, at lunch time, in the
afternoon?
- What were the
5 main types of gladiators & their typical arms?
- What are the
aims of the games--for the giver and the crowd?
- Who were
gladiators?
- What happened
if they were successful?
- Did all
approve of the games?
- Popularity
outside of Rome?
- What effect
did the games have on the eco-system?
- The Circus:
- What are its
origins?
- What were the
basic teams & their colors?
- What were the
two most common number of horses per chariot?
- What happened
in a typical race?
- How did they
count laps?
- What was the
most important location for the races at Rome and how many could sit
there?
- Who were the
racers?
- What happened
if they were successful?
- When did many
die?
- When did the
races take place?
- Dining:
- When did they
eat their main meal?
- Know 2
examples of foods from each of the 'categories' (see handout)
- How long did a
meal last?
- Who ate when?
- How did they
'sit'?
- What is garum?
Possible
Essay
Questions
to prepare for:
- Spectator Sports: Argue
(for either risk or "stars") whether it is a key factor in determining
the popularity of spectator sports both in ancient Rome and today.
- Sports: If you were the Roman emperor,
would you allow or prohibit the gladiatorial games? Why? Argue from the
point of view of either a Roman or an American, but not both.
Conclusions?
- Leisure: Briefly describe 2 leisure
activities or forms of ancient Roman entertainment that you find
interesting, then compare to today. Conclusions?