Rome Flashcards
What was the forum?
A large town square, centre of business, political activity, religious worship.
What were aqueducts?
They brought fresh water from nearby rivers and mountains.
What is an amphitheatre?
Where gladiatorial games were held.
Who were patricians?
Wealthy noble families who ruled Rome.
Who were plebians?
The poor that made up a vast majority of the Roman population.
What is a toga?
A long white robe draped over the shoulder, worn by men.
What is a stola?
A long dress worn by women
What is a domus?
A patrician house
What is a dole?
Payment of free grain
What did plebian men wear?
A tunic
Who were equites?
Plebians who became wealthy through trade. No political power.
What were insulae?
Apartment blocks where plebians lived
What was an impluvium?
Large pool that collected rainwater
What was the family shrine called?
the lararium
What were the bedrooms called?
The cubiculum
What was the kitchen called?
The culina
What was the dining room called?
Triclinium
What was the study called?
The tablinum
What was a walled garden called?
The peristylium
What is a manumission?
When a master grants freedom to their slave after many years of service.
What was a wedding ceremony called?
The conferratio.
What was a ludas?
Where young children learned reading, writing and arithmitic.
What age did boys attend a ludas?
Age 7-12
What was a grammaticus?
Where young boys learned history, grammar, geography and literature.
What age did boys attend a grammaticus?
Age 12
What is an oratory?
The art of public speaking
What is a rhetor?
Someone who taught oratory
What age did boys learn oratory?
Age 16
