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The Roman Calendar

The Roman Calendar. Pick the box, read the question and answer the question… easy…. Gods. Goddesses. Random. History. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. YES!. NO…. Anyone else?.

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The Roman Calendar

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  1. The Roman Calendar Pick the box, read the question and answer the question… easy…

  2. Gods Goddesses Random History 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

  3. YES!

  4. NO… Anyone else?

  5. 1. Which day was market day? • Day 6 • Day 4 • Day 8 • There was no market day

  6. 5. The Kalends were always on the… • First day of the month • Last day of the month • Once every two months • Once every 365 days

  7. 2. The Lemuria was held in May and was a festival for?.. • The birth of a child • The men of the house • The dead • Apollo

  8. 3. The month of March had once marked the beginning of the?.. • World • Agricultural year • Spring season • Public festival Parentalia

  9. 3. What is considered the best known Roman festival? • Festival of Anna Perenna • Fontonalia • Consualia • Lupercalia

  10. 2. What was the feast of Fontonalia dedicated to? • Food and wine • The birth of a new child • The gods • Fountains and springs

  11. 1. The Bona Dea was a feast.. • On an unfixed date for woman only • For the Vestal Virgins • On an unfixed date for men only • To sacrifice cows

  12. 2. Plebian games were.. • Games of the Gods • Games of the Plebs • Games of the People • Games of November

  13. 4. The higher the Salii leaped while dancing the… • Happier the gods would be • Higher the corn would grow • Stronger they would become • Louder their chants became

  14. 5. The Arval brothers were an old priesthood revived by whom and secured what for crops? • Julius Caeser, immortality • Augustus, fresh water • Augustus, Numen • Remus, Numen

  15. 1. Nefastus was… • Romulus and Remus’ birthday • Day that public businesses were suspended • A type of sacrifice • A festival in November

  16. 2. A solemn procession was made to the oldest bridge crossing the Tiber, The Pons Sublicius. What was thrown into the river? • Straw puppets • Wheat • A dead child • A naughty child’s toys

  17. 3. The Parentalia was a public festival designed for?... • Successful parents • Keeping the spirits of dead ancestors happy • Those experiencing pregnancy • Supplying new born children with Numen from the gods

  18. 4. Fortuna was the goddess of.. • Fortune • Luck • Determination • The poor

  19. 5. The shrine of Fortuna was situated… • In central Rome • Alongside several other shrines outside Rome • On the banks of the Tiber • There were several shrines of Fortuna situated throughout Rome

  20. 1. Who was most feared in the hottest time of the year, 23rd August? • Venus • Mercury • Vulcan • Pontifex Maximus

  21. 2. Which animal was sacrificed on 15th October where its blood was kept by the priestesses of Vesta. • Mouse • Horse • White Ram • Black Cow

  22. 3. The festival of Diana provided what and in which month? • Day of work for slaves, August • A day of feasting, August • A day of praying, February • A day of adultery, October

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