2.  Numismatics is the study of coins.  What did coins tell us about a people?  Advanced enough to have a currency system.  Rich enough to have metals to make the coins.  Had a stable enough for their coins to be considered of value.  What purpose besides monetary value did coins have?  Effective form of propaganda and advertisement.

3.  The three major coins:  Aureus- Gold  Denarius- Silver - Worth 1/25 of an aureus  Sestertius- Bronze – Worth ¼ of a denarius  As- Copper - Worth ¼ of a sestertius  Standard daily wage for a laborer was one denarius.  Today's daily wage for a minimum wage worker is $60 or around $100 for a skilled worker.

4. Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.

6.  From the rooftop of an Etruscan temple.  510 BCE.  Made of terracotta that was brightly painted, some color still remains.

7. Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.

8.  500 to 480 BCE.  Made of Bronze.  Not made by the Romans. This was created by the Etruscans.  Romulus and Remus may have been added later.

9.  Pg 62 Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.