Suburani Chapter 10 Military Life

What was the Roman camp at Aquae Sulis strategically built to protect?

• The crossing point of the River Avon

• The local British tribes

• The Roman Empire's trade routes

• The Fosse Way and the territory to the east and west

What does the Latin word 'vicus' refer to in the context of Roman camps?

• A type of Roman bathhouse

• A settlement that grew organically next to Roman camps

• A wooden tablet used for communication

• The main road leading to the Roman camp

What is special about the site of Vindolanda according to the text?

• It was the largest Roman camp in Britannia

• It was the first Roman camp to be built in stone

• It contained over four hundred wooden tablets

• It was the only Roman camp with a bathhouse

What do the wooden tablets discovered at Vindolanda provide insight into?

• The construction techniques of Roman camps

• The daily life and interactions of ordinary soldiers

• The military strategies of the Roman Empire

• The religious practices of the Roman soldiers

What does the Vindolanda tablet reveal about the daily duties of soldiers at the camp?

• All 343 soldiers were building the bathhouse.

• The soldiers were only involved in military training and combat.

• Twelve soldiers were making shoes, some were collecting materials, and others had various duties like working at the hospital.

• The soldiers spent most of their time gambling with dice.

What is Trajan's column?

• A monument in Rome commemorating a military campaign with few scenes of battle depicted.

• A column in Romania that depicts a peaceful gathering.

• A small statue found in the Vindolanda camp.

• A tablet that records the daily activities of soldiers.

What kind of personal item did a soldier at the camp receive from his family?

What activities did soldiers engage in during their free time according to the text?

• They were building roads and infrastructure.

• They spent their time in military training.

• They gambled with dice made of ivory and glass.

• They were making shoes and collecting materials.

Who was Flavius Cerialis?

• The emperor who built Trajan's column.

• A soldier who received a package from his family.

• The commander of the camp at Vindolanda around AD 97.

• An archaeologist who studied the Vindolanda tablets.

What was the basic military unit of the Roman army?

• Cohort

• Legion

• Century

• Phalanx