Roman Life Flashcards
Forum
A rectangle or oblong used normally for all business
Pedestals of statues
There were notice boards fixed at the bottom of the statues
Graffiti
Lots of things written on the boards, sometimes news or jokes or normal comments
Temple of Jupiter
It is at the north of the forum and the steps are useful for speeches
Temple of Apollo
As it was Greek they built a wall around it so that you couldn’t pass
Guildhall of cloth trade
It was built by a woman and it was very big
Used urine to clean the clothes
Basilica
A kind of hall and it was used as a law court or as a meeting place
Oblong shape
How many gates
8
Vesuvius gate, Capua gate, Nola gate, Gate to river Sarno, Nuceria gate, Stabiae gate, Sea gate, Herculanium gate
Porta Marina
2 arches
One with steps for pedestrians
The other on with a ramp for vehicles and animals
Campania
The area around the bay of Naples / Vesuvius
Stepping- stones
- The pavement was high
2. The roads were dirty so to keep clear of the rubbish and rain water that collected in the roadway
Goat sign
A dairy shop
Aqueduct
A building used to transport water
Water went to public baths, public fountains or sometimes to houses of very rich people
Fountains
They were added later and that is why they are in the middle of the road an of the pavement
Big Theatre
It had no roof(open air) and they normally did plays there
5000 people
Small theatre (Odeon)
Had a roof and was used for poetry and concerts
1000 people
Palaestra
Open air gimnasium
Amphitheatre
Has an oval shape with sand in the middle
20,000 people
Tri-clinium
Where they ate or had dinner, 9 people and 3 rows ✖️ 3 couches, people leaned to eat
Cena
(Cena) last meal of the day (dinner) which they normally had before sunset
Clientes
Ex-slaves who are body guards and they help Caecilius in his meetings (escort in public) and get paid a little bit
Toga
Large piece of cloth, very heavy and you need help to put it on, normally white
Túnica
Tunic, basic unit in clothing
Stola
What lady would wear
Purple would be very expensive
