Vocabulary List Practice Activities
This triumphal monument marks the entry to the Roman
Forum.
This photo is taken from the Colosseum looking up the Via Sacra.
Study the picture and diagram in your text on
p.184.
What monuments can you name here?
Only eight granite columns remain.
The Roman national treasure was kept there.
Religious ceremonies were conducted here during the festival of
Saturnalia each December.
This road through the Forum was lined with many
monuments and arches.
Military processions, called "Triumphs", were led through the Forum
ending at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and the Temple of Jupiter.
Prisoners of war and captured treasure were put on display to
commemorate the Roman victory.
The Vestal Virgins maintained the sacred fire of
Rome.
Romans believed that the flames kept Rome safe.
Titus was the elder son of Vespasian and ruled from
79-81 AD.
The Arch was dedicated to him after his death to honor his military
victories in Judea.
He is shown here on a coin.
His biography will be included in Stage 34.
A
triumphal procession of senators and military generals.
A
triumphal procession with priests and sacrificial animals.
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