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Roman Terms Flashcards

Roman words/phrases to know

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Imperator

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Commander of the army, title Augustus took as leader

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Numen/numina

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Spirits that lived in locations in the natural world. Numen may also refer to the supernatural power that spirits possessed.

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Religio

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Linking or binding, root of word ‘religion’

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Deus/dea

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God/Goddess

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Lar familiaris

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The family lar or spirit

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Genius

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Guardian spirit of a man, giving power to procreate

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Luno

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The spirit of womanhood, giving the power to bear children

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Paterfamilias

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Male head of the household

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Genius domus

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Guardian spirit of the home

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Lararium

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A household shrine for the Lares

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Sacer facere

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To make sacred, root of ‘sacrifice’

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Macte

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Expression ‘may you be replenished’

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Mola salsa

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Mix of coarse flour and salt given in offerings

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Suovetaurilia

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Sacrifice of a pig, sheep and ox

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Cella

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Main room of a temple that housed the cult statue

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Victima/hostia

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Sacrificial victim

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Haruspex

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Priest specialising in haruspicy,
examining entrails for signs

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Augury

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Divination of reading signs of birds

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Augur

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Priest who carried out augury

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Omina impetrativa

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Sought omens

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Omina oblativa

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Unsought omens

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Bulla

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Good luck amulet given to children

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Usus

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Simplest form of marriage through intent to marry and living together

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Coemptio

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Wedding ceremony where bride is symbolically bought

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Confarreatio

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Complex religious wedding ritual

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Pronuba

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Wedding attendant, a woman married to first husband

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Talassio

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Word cried out at weddings, original meaning lost

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Matrona

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A Roman wife

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Conclamatio

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Loud lamentation upon a death

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Columbarium

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Wall with niches in to hold urns of ashes

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Ustrinium

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Crematorium

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Rostrum

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Public speaking platform

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Kalends/Nones/Ides

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Particular days of the month (1st , 5th /7th , 13th /15th )

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Ludi

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Public games

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Manes

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Friendly spirits of the dead

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Lemures

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Mischievous/harmful spirits of dead

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Pontifex Maximus

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Chief priest

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Pontifex/Pontifices

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Rex sacrorum

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King of sacred rituals

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Flamen Dialis

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Flamen/priest of Jupiter

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Quindecimviri

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Priesthood of fifteen

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Pax deorum

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Peace of the gods

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Pietas

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Key Roman value of doing one’s duty to the gods, state and family

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Frugalitas

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Simple tastes

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Disciplina

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Character training

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Industria

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Virtus

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Manliness and courage

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Constantia

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Firmness of purpose

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Ara Pacis

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Altar of Peace built by Augustus

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