CT1 Culture Flashcards
how did girls wear their hair (2)
tied in bun at back of head
wound and knotted in tresses on top of head
straight hair pins
ivory, silver, gold
used to hold hair in place
vittae
wooden fillets woven into tresses as sign of chastity
ōrnātrīcēs
slaves trained to be expert hairdressers
when did women arrange hair in different levels on top of head (4)
some periods
imperial court
special occassions
supplemented own hair with fake hair
what was used on hair (2)
bleaches and dyes
lotions to make hair softer
domus
town house
town house of wealthy roman
self-contained and usually built on one level
windows
few, if any, on outside walls
light came from (2)
ātrium
peristylium
peristylium
open-colonnaded garden
ātrium
opening in roof of main hall
purpose-built rooms of house (4)
cubicula
tablīnum
culīna
trīclīnium
cubicula
bedroom
tablīnum
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