CLAS 2000 EXAM 3 (ACTUAL) QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION.
What is Horologium and for whom does Augustus say it was a gift? Answer - A
sundial, a gift to the sun god for restoring Egypt to the Roman Empire
What does the name Pantheon mean? Answer - All the gods
Is the Pantheon we see today really built by Marcus Agrippa as the inscription
says? Answer - No, it burned down twice; this one was designed by
Apollodones of Damascus 150 years later
What surrounds Augustus's Temple on the Palatine? Answer - His house, a
portico of Danaids, and stone cows
To which god did Augustus build a temple on the Palatine joined to his house?
Answer - Apollo
What does the Mausoleum of Augustus face? Answer - The Pantheon
What is imperial iconography? Answer - The way a ruler depicts his ideals,
often through art, buildings, and literature
, What is the Ara Pacis and what does its symbolism suggest? Answer - The alter
of Augustan peace, that peace can be equated with religion and pietas
What has a recent paper suggested is the purpose of the caryatids from the
Pantheon at Hadrian's villa with Tivoli? Answer - They held up an annular (ring)
vault in place of columns
Why might Augustus have wanted to decorate so many of his temple with
Danaids or water-carrying women holding up their garments who may be
Danaids? Answer - A sort of ubiquitous punishment of Cleopatra ad the
rebellions soul of civil war passions
Where is the Mausoleum of Augustus and who is buried there? Answer - The
Campus Martius; Augustus, his family and descendants
What did Seneca learn from his teacher Sotion as a daily exercise that leads to
virtue? Answer - A thorough examination of conscience
What was Seneca's role in the early reign of Nero? Answer - Tutor and advisor
with authority over domestic affairs
To whom were the empresses Messalina and Agrippina married? Answer -
Claudius
what did Nero allegedly do to the Christians whom he blamed for starting The
Great Fire? Answer - Burned them as human torches to light the night
Who ordered Seneca's death and how did he die? Answer - Nero; implicated in
the Pionsian conspiracy; opened his veins, hemlock and hot bath
COMPLETE SOLUTION.
What is Horologium and for whom does Augustus say it was a gift? Answer - A
sundial, a gift to the sun god for restoring Egypt to the Roman Empire
What does the name Pantheon mean? Answer - All the gods
Is the Pantheon we see today really built by Marcus Agrippa as the inscription
says? Answer - No, it burned down twice; this one was designed by
Apollodones of Damascus 150 years later
What surrounds Augustus's Temple on the Palatine? Answer - His house, a
portico of Danaids, and stone cows
To which god did Augustus build a temple on the Palatine joined to his house?
Answer - Apollo
What does the Mausoleum of Augustus face? Answer - The Pantheon
What is imperial iconography? Answer - The way a ruler depicts his ideals,
often through art, buildings, and literature
, What is the Ara Pacis and what does its symbolism suggest? Answer - The alter
of Augustan peace, that peace can be equated with religion and pietas
What has a recent paper suggested is the purpose of the caryatids from the
Pantheon at Hadrian's villa with Tivoli? Answer - They held up an annular (ring)
vault in place of columns
Why might Augustus have wanted to decorate so many of his temple with
Danaids or water-carrying women holding up their garments who may be
Danaids? Answer - A sort of ubiquitous punishment of Cleopatra ad the
rebellions soul of civil war passions
Where is the Mausoleum of Augustus and who is buried there? Answer - The
Campus Martius; Augustus, his family and descendants
What did Seneca learn from his teacher Sotion as a daily exercise that leads to
virtue? Answer - A thorough examination of conscience
What was Seneca's role in the early reign of Nero? Answer - Tutor and advisor
with authority over domestic affairs
To whom were the empresses Messalina and Agrippina married? Answer -
Claudius
what did Nero allegedly do to the Christians whom he blamed for starting The
Great Fire? Answer - Burned them as human torches to light the night
Who ordered Seneca's death and how did he die? Answer - Nero; implicated in
the Pionsian conspiracy; opened his veins, hemlock and hot bath
