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QUIZ 3 Roman Flashcards

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1
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The main hall of a Roman temple.

A

cella

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Underground burial places in Etruscan Rome

made of vaults containing funerary receptacles

A

coemeteria

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3
Q

A quadrangular opening in the atrium of a
Roman house towards which the roof slopes
toward a court with a shallow cistern.

A

compluvium

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4
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The kitchen of a roman house.

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culina

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5
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The circular or multi-angular alcove at one or

both shorter walls of a basilica.

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apse

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6
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The mouldings on the face of an arch and

following its contour.

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archivolt

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7
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Lateral divisions parallel with a naive of a

basilica.

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aisle

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8
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The dressing room in a roman bath.

A

apodyterium

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9
Q

Masonry of smooth squared stones in regular

courses.

A

ashlar

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10
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The solid masonry (portion of a wall) which

resists the lateral pressure exerted by an arch.

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abutment

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11
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A portion of a roman house that is open to the
sky and form part of the reception area,
typically containing the compluvium and
impluvium.

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atrium

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12
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A building system or style of architecture

where the principal element is the arch.

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arcuated

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13
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A thermae.

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bath house

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14
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A typical stone ceiling assembly of a roman
basilica, triumphal arch, Etruscan tombs,
constructed mainly as elongated arch.

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barrel vault

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15
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A term applied to a wall with an inclined face.

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batter

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16
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A Roman courthouse or council house.

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basilica

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17
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A chamber with hot water baths in a Roman

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caldarium

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18
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A bedroom in a Roman house

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cubiculum

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19
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The wedge-shaped seating area of a Roman

theater, equivalent to kerkis.

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cunei/cuneus

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20
Q

Originated from a term referring to
compartmentalized dove housing, this became
popular during the Etruscan period when
burial of cremated remains became a necessity
due to illnesses and over-crowding in
cemeteries.

A

columbarium

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21
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The classical order where the ionic and

Corinthian features of a capital are combined.

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composite

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22
Q

The sunk panels, caissons or lacunaria formed
in ceiling, vaults and domes, which when
integrated in the Patheon ceiling, effectively
reduced the dead-weight of its dome.

A

coffer

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23
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The flood water control infrastructure built by
the Etruscan to drain Rome and gain buildable
areas.

A

cloaca maxima

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24
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The hill on which the Etruscan temple Jupiter
once stood, the name of which means
head/summit, an idea adopted later by the
Americans when the hill where its Congress
stands is named after it.

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capitolium/capitolino

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25
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The inner curve of an arch.

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intrados

26
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The outer curve of an arch.

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extrados

27
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The lowest unit of an arch occurring just above

its vertical support.

A

springer

28
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The central stone of a semi-circular arch.

A

keystone

29
Q

The vertical channeling of a shaft.

A

flutting

30
Q

An area of the Roman bath intended for cold

baths.

A

frigidarium

31
Q

The public open-space for social, civic or

market purposes .

A

forum

32
Q

A narrow vestibule or entrance passage in a

Roman house.

A

fauces

33
Q

A shallow cistern on the floor of the atrium.

A

impluvium

34
Q

A multi-storey structure of residential units
occupying a block, which is a response to mass
housing needs of a Roman town/city.

A

insula

35
Q

A block projecting from a wall (often with

mouldingͿ ͞carrying͟ the arch springer.

A

impost

36
Q

A roofing covering the joint between 2 flat or

hollow roof tiles.

A

imbrex

37
Q

A room or niche in a Roman house in which the
effigies of the household gods (or lares) were
placed.

A

lararium

38
Q

A platform or high stage on the scene building
of a theater for speaking, the Greek equivalent
to the Roman theater pulpitum.

A

logeion

39
Q

A dry sweating room in a Roman bath.

A

laconicum

40
Q

Recesses for corpses in Roman burial vaults.

A

loculi

41
Q

A colonnaded space forming an entrance or
vestibule , with the roof supported on at least 1
side by columns.

A

portico

42
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The Roman/Latin term for opisthodomos.

A

posticum

43
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A tank or fountain in a Roman bath.

A

piscina

44
Q

The volcanic sand from Pozzuli, which as
discovered by the Romans, when mixed with
half its quantity of lime, and water form a
durable concrete mixture.

A

pozzolana

45
Q

The spine wall at the center of a hippodrome

or circus.

A

spina

46
Q

The building behind the orchestra in a (Roman)
theater, which supports the pulpitum &
proscenium.

A

scaena/scaena

47
Q

The stairs that radiate from the orchestra in a
Roman theater, equivalent to the Greek
klimakes.

A

scalae

48
Q

The duct channel of a Roman aqueduct.

A

specus

49
Q

The sweating room/sauna in a Roman bath.

A

sudatorium

50
Q

The plaster used by the Romans to create low
relief ornamentations (as opposed to sculpted
stone reliefs made by the Greeks).

A

stucco

51
Q

The room designated as a shop in a Roman
house (domus) or insula, typically situated at
the street level of the structure.

A

taberna

52
Q

The section of a Roman bath dedicated to

warm baths.

A

tepidarium

53
Q

A Roman dining room (in a residential unit of
an insula, a domus or a villa) with couches on
the side.

A

triclinium

54
Q

Flat roof tiles made of clay.

A

tegula

55
Q

The classical order that originated from the

Etruscans.

A

Tuscan

56
Q

An arcuated Roman structure used built on a
road to commemorate a successful
colonization, with piers supporting 1 or several
archways capped with entablature or attic.

A

triumphal arch

57
Q

An arched covering or ceiling assembly made of

stone or bricks.

A

vault

58
Q

The truncated wedge-shaped blocks forming

A

voussoirs

59
Q

An ante-room to a larger apartment or

building.

A

vestibule

60
Q

A large awning drawn over Roman theaters
and amphitheaters to protect spectators from
the heat & glare of the sun.

A

velarium

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