Roman Empire Flashcards
Patrician
A rich Roman person
Roman Empire
Was the post republican period of the ancient roman civilisation characterised by government and lead by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea
Plebeian
Poor Roman people
Domus
A wealthy persons house also known as a villa
Atrium
Open area in domus or villa
Implunium
It is the underground bit of a domus used to carry away rain water
Peristyle
Building surrounding a court that might have an internal garden
Insulae
They were apartments for poor people
Thermopolia
Like a takeaway because you could not cook in apartments
Oratory
Public speaking for rich kids
Toga
A dress / a tunic
Stola
What women would wear when married
Dole
Free food for plebeians
Lares
House hold gods
Catacombs
Underground cemetery outside of city walls