Rome Flashcards

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Patrician

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The rich people in the Roman Empire

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Roman Empire

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A civilisation of people that started off as a village and became a city

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Plebeian

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The poor people in the Roman Empire

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Domus

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A house that a patrician lived in. It opened up into a atrium, it had barely any furniture

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Atrium

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A open space in a domus similar to a court yard

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Impluvian

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The sunken part of a roman house used to collect rainwater

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Insulae

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The houses plebians lived in. They were small wooden flats. There was only water supplies to the first floor. They were made of wood so they could not cook. They had eat out.

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Thermoploia

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The shops were plebians ate out.

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Oratory

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The art of public speaking

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Toga

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The

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Stola

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The main dress for women in Rome

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Dole

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The grain supply for the city of Rome

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Lares

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The household shrine to the gods

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Catacombs

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The underground place for burying the dead

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Caldarium

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The steam room in the baths

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Frigidarium

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The cold pool in the baths

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Circus maximums

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The area for chariot racing

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Colosseum

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The area where gladiator fights wre held

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Gladiator

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A person who fights in areas and they are usually slaves