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P&H The Forum of Pompeii
P&H The Forum of Pompeii
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1
What was the basillica?
housed the town council meetings
law courts and voting house
economic centre and law courts
dedicated to the fullers by the priestess Eumachia
2
Who were the judges in the basilica?
duumiviri
comitium
decuriones
aediles
3
What was the name of the wights and measures table?
Ponderaria de Apollo
Holitorium
Mensa Ponderaria
Via Dell Abondanza
4
The town council building is called a
curia
?
False
True
5
Who did Eumachia dedicate her building to?
her son Marcus Numistrius Fronto
the fullers guild
the duumiviri
the commercial bakers
6
The influence of which culture is most evident in the architectural style of the Pompeii Forum?
Greek
Egyptian
Etruscan
Roman
7
Which building in the foum was the granary (grain market)?
Holitorium
Curia
Macellum
Commitium
8
The forum could also be used for festivals and public worship.
True
False
9
The Mensa Ponderaria used the standardised measurements of Pompeii.
True
False
10
The Temple of Lares was built to:
a place for public baths
worship and give sacrifices to Apollo
worship of dead emperors (imperial Cult)
appease the gods after the 62 AD earthquake
11
Which building was the "wet" marketplace for selling fish, seafood and meat?
Macellum
Holitorium
Basilica
Building of Eumachia
12
Which building was used for voting and elections?
Holitorium
Municpal offices
Bascillica
Comitium
13
Which of these buildings can be found in the Forum of Pompeii?
Suburban baths
The basilica
the large thatre
the gladiatorial arena
14
What was the Building or Eumachia used for?
a multi room store house for grain
for the public priestesses of the Augustales
dedicated to honouring Concoria (harmony) and Piety (devotion)
something to do with the wool industry
15
Which religious building in the forum held the Capitoline Triad, official religion of Rome?
Temple of Apollo
Temple of Jupiter
Temple of Vespasian
Temple of Lares
16
The Mensa Ponderaria was supervised by a magistrate?
True
False
17
What written evidence supports the political role of the forum?
statues
ponderaria inscription
duumiviri quinquennales
programatta
18
What activity used to take place in the forum?
charriot races
garum manufacture
maypole dancing
gladiatorial combat
19
What was the primary purpose of the large open space in the Forum of Pompeii (at the time of the eruption)?
A space for gladiatorial combat
A place for public baths
A marketplace and for public speeches
A venue for public meetings and social gatherings
20
In Pompeii, the statues found in the Forum primarily represented:
Philosophers and orators
Local political leaders, elites and gods
Imperial family members
Historical figures