Customs - Roman House Flashcards

1
Q

vestibulum

A

open courtyard between street and door to house

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2
Q

ostium/ianua

A

door/doorway - doors had one huge cylindrical hinge

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3
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fauces

A

passage or entrance to atrium

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4
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atrium

A

main room or center of the house

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5
Q

impluvium

A

large basin for collecting rainwater that fell from compluvium

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6
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compluvium

A

hole in roof that allowed light to pass through

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7
Q

alae

A

“wings” on either side of atrium that might contain imagines

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8
Q

imagines

A

wax busts of family’s ancestors in alae

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9
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triclinium

A

dining room with 3 couches

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10
Q

tabulinum

A

master’s study -separated by atrium by vela/aelaea and peristylum by valvae

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11
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vela/aulaea

A

curtains

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12
Q

valvae

A

folding doors

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13
Q

andron

A

passage between atrium and peristylum

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14
Q

taberna

A

shop where household sold goods

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15
Q

cubiculum diurnum

A

bedroom for midday siesta

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16
Q

cubiculum nocturnum/dormitorium

A

small bedroom

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17
Q

peristylum

A

large open courtyard surrounded by columns

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18
Q

latrina

A

bathroom (always next to culina)

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19
Q

culina

A

kitchen

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20
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bibliotheca

A

library

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21
Q

exedra

A

large room at side of peristylum house opposite atrium that contained seats for lectures

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22
Q

oeci

A

extra rooms used as halls, saloons, parlors, drawing rooms, etc.

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23
Q

diaetae

A

outdoor rooms for relaxation

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24
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solarium

A

room for sunbathing

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25
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sacrarium

A

private chapel

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26
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hortus

A

garden

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27
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xystus

A

formal elaborate garden

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28
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cellae servorum

A

slave quarters

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29
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limen

A

threshold

30
Q

maenianum

A

extension of story over another - balcony

31
Q

pondera

A

stepping stones from the street to the house

32
Q

tuscanicum

A

roof formed by two pairs of beams crossing each other to form square hole (compluvium)

33
Q

tetrastylon

A

beams of roof supported by 4 columns

34
Q

corinthium

A

beams of roof supported by more than 4 columns

35
Q

displuvinatum

A

roof sloped outward to gutters for catching rainwater

36
Q

testudinatum

A

roof with no impluvium or compluvium

37
Q

ianua

A

door

38
Q

ostium

A

front door

39
Q

posticum

A

back/side door

40
Q

fax

A

torch of inflammable wood and oil kept near door

41
Q

pessuli

A

bolts

42
Q

serae

A

bars for fastening doors

43
Q

lectus/torus

A

couch or bed

44
Q

fulcrum

A

bed post

45
Q

lectus adversus

A

marriage couch in atrium opposite ostium

46
Q

pulvinus

A

pillow or cushion

47
Q

scamnum

A

foot stool used to reach bed

48
Q

sedile

A

seat with four legs and no back

49
Q

sella

A

stool for one person

50
Q

subsellium

A

stool for multiple people (bench)

51
Q

sella curulis

A

“curule seat” with curved legs of ivory

52
Q

solium

A

up-right high-backed chair with solid arms

53
Q

cathedra

A

chair with curved back and no arms

54
Q

cathedra suplina

A

chair with no arms and a back that was slanted at the comfortable angle

55
Q

mensa

A

table

56
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monopodium

A

small table with one leg

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