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34 Cards in this Set
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Lapilli |
Small, light rock like fragments ejected from the volcano |
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Nuee Ardente |
An avalanche as a combination of hot gas, ash, pumice and rock debris |
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Pyroclastic flow |
A flow of volcanic ash and other debris that pours down the slope of a volcano during an eruption |
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Pyroclastic Surge |
A mass of gas and rock fragments ejected during an eruption that eventually falling to the ground. It contains a higher portion of gas and is faster moving |
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Graffitto |
Drawing or inscriptions, scratched or painted on walls |
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Programmata |
An election slogan or policy statement |
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Taberna |
Small shops and workshops opening onto the street |
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Dolium |
Sarge squat wide mouthed jar |
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Amphitheatre |
open aired arena |
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Apodyterium |
Changing room of public baths that had long benches with niches in the wall for clothes |
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Calidarium |
Hottest room of a Roman bath with a heated pool |
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Capitolium |
Temple of Jupiter, dedicated to the protectors of the Roman state: Jupiter, Juno, Minerva |
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Colonnade |
Series of regularly placed columns, supporting a roof |
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Eumachia |
Priestess of the imperial cult who built a large building in the forum at her own expense |
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Forum |
Open public square surrounded by a complex of buildings which were the focus of religious, commercial, administrative and judicial afffairs |
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Frigidarium |
Cold room of a Roman bath containing a plunge pool of cold water |
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Hypocaust |
A floor raised on small columns to allow hot air to circulate underneath |
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Macellum |
Covered produce market in the Forum |
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Odeon |
Small theatre with a permanent roof used for musical concerts, poetry recitals and lectures |
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Palaestra |
Open-aired sports and exercise ground surrounded by a colonnade |
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Portico |
Colonnade surrounding a large open area, such as the Forum |
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Thermae |
Baths |
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Aediles |
Those responsible for the upkeep of public buildings and administrative work e.g. giving out permits |
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Basilica |
Large colonnaded hall used for law courts and commercial transactions |
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Comitium |
Roofless building on a Forum where people assembled for voting or for public meetings |
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Curia |
The meeting house of the Forum where the city council met |
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Ordo Decurianum |
Town council |
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Decuriones |
Town councillors |
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Liberti |
Slaves who had been given their freedom |
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Duoviri |
Presided over town council, oversight of revenue and taxation |
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Quinquennales |
Every five years, revision of citizenship and council rolls |
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Culina |
Kitchen |
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Toga |
Long woollen or linen outer garment, draped over the shoulder and wrapped around the body |
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Stola |
A long woollen female garment reaching from the shoulders to the ankles |