Pompeii & Herculaneum- more architectural features quiz

Name this secondary and older forum at Pompeii

• The Triangular Forum

• The Ercolano Forum

• The Bisellum Forum

• The Marine Gate Forum

Name this feature and its purpose

• These are biliardio in place on the main street (Via del Abbondanza) used to designate where to line up to vote in the nearby basilica with each one representing a different class of society (would have had painted information in ancient times).

• these are bollards in place on the main street (Via del Abbondanza) which gave people a place to tie their horses up.

• These are boulders in place on the main street (Via del Abbondanza) to stop carts entering the forum.

• These are bollards in place on the main street (Via del Abbondanza) to stop carts entering the forum.

Which Pompeii temple is this?

• Apollo

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Isis

Name and identify the purpose of this building located near Pompeii's forum.

• Latrine (public toilets)

• Cistern (drainage system)

• Cucina (Kitchen)

• Caupona (Tavern)

What is this building and its function?

• Macellum- (food market) the round structure in the centre was a meat and fish market covered in antiquity. The Macellum also had many other shops around the Macellum.

• The grain store-(food market) the round structure in the centre was a meat and fish market covered in antiquity. The Macellum also had many other shops around the Macellum.

• Tablinium- meeting gall

• Mensa Pondera- college for patrones

What do these two features have in common?

• nil, nought, nothing!

• They are both related to water supply in Pompeii and Herculaneum- the tower is a water storage tower and the other is water fountain.

• They are both related to defence in Pompeii and Herculaneum- the tower is a lookout and the other is a hole which enemy could be imprisoned in.

What is the general location and function of this architectural feature?

• Grooves to allow condensation to drip onto bathers at the therma

• It is the grooved ceiling found in thermae (hot baths room). The grooves channel condensed steam down the walls so that it doesn't drip on bathers.

What is the name for this type of home in Pompeii & Herculaneum which featured an internal courtyard garden surrounded by a peristyle and full visibility from the atrium to the tablinium to show 'no secrets in this home'.

• domus home

• villa home

• insulae

What is the name of this water feature found in many homes of Pompeii & Herculaneum that collected rainwater and served as both a functional and decorative feature?

• impluvium

• compluvium

Which is the best definition of an compluvium?

• a 'pool' that collected rainwater

• the legal and administrative building of the forum

• an opening in the ceiling above the impluvium that allowed entry of light and rainwater.

• One of the styles of architecture at Pompeii and herculaneum