Half yearly revision

• What is the Great Rhetra?

  the spartan constitution
• Roles of kings

  1. controlled laws and policies in society
  2. commanded wars
  3. provided with bodyguard group of 100 men
• How many members in the gerousia?

  30
• What could the gerousia do?

  1. vote in Ekklesia
  2. talk about state policy
  3. receive foreign embassies
• How many ephors

  5
• Ephors roles

  1. presided over the meeting council of the gerousia
  2. extensive range of judicial, religious and military powers
  3. advise the kings on decisions
  4. could vote kings out if did not agree with their ruling
• Age of the ekklesia members

  30 and over
• what are the ekklesia

  higher class citizens
• roles of ekklesia

  1. appoint generals
  2. power to free helots
  3. vote on laws
• what are perioki 


  free people and traders
• perioki roles

  1. no role in spartan politics
  2. involved in trading
  3. middle group between Spartiates and helots
• what are helots 


  servants for families
• helot roles

  1. had no rights
  2. treated harshly by owners
  3. could be killed by Kryptaiea
• what are the kyrypteia


  secret society of spartiates apart of the agoge that would go around killing helots to cull population and maintain order amongst them
• what is the agoge

  spartan military training system
• 18-20 years in agoge roles

  1. almost full members of society
  2. given responsibility of whip and could give punishments
  3. could join krypteia
• WHat was the Thermopolium

  fast food shop
• what is the macellum

  public market in Pompeii
• key industries

  1. wine
  2. olive production
  3. garum
• classes in P+H

  1. slaves
  2. freedmen
  3. freeborn
• hierarchy

  1. senatorial elite
  2. local elite
  3. freedmen
  4. women
  5. slaves
• role of women in Pompeii and Herculaneum

  • above men but below slaves
  • could not vote
  • could own and inherit land
• roles of senatorial elite

  • top of social pyramid
  • visited P+H for holidays in villas
• Local elite

  • wealthy landowners and merchants
  • closely involved in politics
• Freedmen

  • former slaves
  • freed by process of manumission
  • could not be involved in politics
• roles of slaves

  • perform any task from domestic service to hard labour
  • considered apart of the family
  • economic backbone
• bathing complexes

  1. stabian baths pompeii
  2. forum baths pompeii
  3. central baths pompeii
  4. sarno baths pompeii
  5. suburban baths herculaneum
  6. forum baths herculaneum
• define vestibule

  exercise yard
• apodyterium


  changing rooms
• tepidarium


  warm room
• frigidarium


  room with cold bath
• caldarium


  hot room with heated bath
• what time did baths open

  midday
• what did women wear to baths

  two piece or modest costume
• what did men wear at baths

  naked or leather trunks
• politcal views on actors

  looked down upon however had many fans