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19 Cards in this Set
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Odeion
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a roofed building used to perform plays
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Scaenae Frons
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Large screen wall at the back of a theater; used as a backdrop for the stage
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Quadrifons/tetrapylon
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a four arched honorary arch; in a square
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Nymphaeum
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a grotto or a sanctuary dedicated to nymphs
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Wadi
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a river
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Oculus
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circular opening in the roof; like the large one in the Pantheon
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Trophy(ies)
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spoils of war; things like weapons and rostra off of ships
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Aula
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Reception hall for the emperor
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Historical relief
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something like what is carved into Trajan's column that depicts a historical event
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Provincia
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province
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Castel Sant'Angelo
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built in 135 CE as Hadrian's tomb; his body is no longer there
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Plancia Magna
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Daughter of a Roman senator; very prominent woman who funded a lot of projects
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Herodes Atticus
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part of the Hellenistic revival; funded a lot of public projects
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Sassanians
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Persians who threatened the Empire
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Zenobia
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a 3rd century Syrian queen of the Palmyrene Empire, who led a famous revolt against the Roman Empire.
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Bel
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a Babylonian god
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Julia Domna
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wife of Septimus Severus; was the daughter of a Syrian priest of Bel
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Dacians
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people in the province of Dacia; became a province c. 106 CE
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Nabataeans
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ancient Semetic people in Jordan and Canaan
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