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64 Cards in this Set
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Aedile |
two citizens elected annually who took care of streets, buildings, temples and public buildings, e.g. markets
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Ampitheatre
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building with seating and floor for staged exhibition for killings of animals or gladiators
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Amphorae
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large earthenware jugs used for storing liquids e.g. wine/oil
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Apse |
semicircular recess at the end of a roman building |
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Apodyterium |
changing room at the public bath house |
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Aqueduct |
brings water from hills to supply to town. Divided into 3 channels in a small brick building at Vesuvius gate, then sent off in lead pipes to wealthy houses/fountains/baths |
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Atrium (atria) |
courtyard with sloping uproofed section (compluvium, allowed rainwater to collect in a basin in the floor (impluvium), where the family received guests |
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Augustales |
-members of religious/social group centred on the management of the imperial cult, organising sacrifices and games -freedmen chosen by town magistrate to serve for one year -involved in public benefaction, funding public buildings/entertainment which gave them prestige and a forum for public display |
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Basilica |
law court and stock exchange |
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Caldarium |
hot bath room in the public bath house |
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Cardines |
north-south streets in a Roman town |
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Cavea |
seating area in the theatre |
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Cena |
main meal |
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Clintes |
dependants, 3 categories: -poor freeborn citizens under protection of patrons -freedmen who owed freedom to patron -'hang oners' looking for money |
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Collegium |
council made up of the members of the same trade/industry, aim to protect the interests of the industry and its members -ancient trade union |
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Colonnade |
line of columns -in Pompeii two storeys and ran around 3 sides of the forum |
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Compluvium |
opening of a roof located directly above the impluvium |
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Consul |
-2 chief magistrates elected by emperor to serve 1 year -highest office and authority after Emperor, year named after the consuls |
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Dolia |
earthenware pots set into the street side shops holding grain, dried fruit and liquids
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Domus |
building for one family
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Dumviri |
-literally 'two men'
-co-mayers of P & H -in charge of justice -served for one year |
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Equites |
-wealthy non-Senators earned income for business
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Familia |
-household: owners, children, relatives and household slaves |
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Fasces |
passageway
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Forum |
-political, religious and commercial centre of town (main temples, Govt buildings, law courts, business exchange) -small traders set up stalls e.g. fish market -main shopping area in P |
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Frigidarium |
cold bath at the public bath house |
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Fullones |
fuller, the washing and dying of fabrics
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Fullonicae |
washing and dying workshops
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Garum |
fish sauce, produced by fermenting fish guts |
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Haruspex |
ancient Roman priest advised course of action on the inspection of the entrails of animals |
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Hypocaust |
heating system in public bath houses, hot air passed through holes in floors, circulating and heating |
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Impluvium |
shallow pool used for collecting rainwater; decorated with marble tiles |
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Insulae |
towns blocks; made up of houses, shops, restaurants and factories
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Italic house |
courtyard surrounded by rooms and a small garden at back |
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Lararium |
small wooden altar shaped as a miniature temple that was a shrine to the household gods |
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Lares |
roman guardian spirits of the house and fields |
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Libation |
pouring of a liquid offering as part of religious ritual |
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Libertus |
freedman, a place who have been given/bought freedom |
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Lupanare |
brothels (only found in P) |
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Odean |
small theatre where poets and musicians performed and compete for prizes |
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Palaestra |
open exercise area in public baths |
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Palla |
cloak |
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Paterfamilias |
head of the family |
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Patron |
master of the house, wealthy/influential citizen who gave financial and other support to large body of lower born people in return for the clients political or other types of support |
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Peristyle |
colonnaded garden, often with fountains and an open air dining room |
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Pompeiian house |
modified italic house design due to irregular insulae, no room for two bedrooms either side of the atrium |
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Portent |
prophesy |
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Portico |
porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to entrance of a building |
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Praefurnium |
hot boiler room attached to the caldarium |
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Pumice |
light porous volcanic stone
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Sesterces |
roman bronze coins
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Sondage |
deep trial trench at a dig to investigate the tech
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Stola |
-long sleeveless garment worn by married women of all classes -prostitues forbidden to wear this garment |
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Strigil |
curved tool to scrape sweat, grime, oil off bodies in public bath houses |
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Taberna (Tabernae) |
shop
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Tablinum |
large room, originally master bedroom later reception room and office, often screened, opened directly into garden |
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Tepidarium |
warm bathhouse
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Thermae |
public bath house |
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Thermopolia |
bars sold hot and cold drinks from Dolia, no seating |
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Triclinium (triclinia) |
dining room had 3 sloping couches inside for guests to recline |
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Tufa |
volcanic ash hardened into stone by water |
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Vespasian |
Roman Emperor 69-79AD, died shortly before eruption, replaced by Titus |
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Vestibulum |
small room at front of house where guests removed cloaks |
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Via |
street |
