Rome Keywords Flashcards
Patrician
Was a rich person in Rome
Roman Empire
Was the area that controlled Italy and the land around the Mediterranean Sea.
Plebeians
Were poor people in Rome
Domus
Was were the patricians lived
Atrium
Was the hall when you walked into a Domus
Impluvium
Was a shallow pool In a Domus
Peristyle
Walled garden
Insulae
Was were plebeians lived
Thermoplia
Were shops were plebeians ate
Oratory
The skill of public speaking
Toga
A type of roman dress
Stola
Was a garmet that roman women wore
Dole
A grant of goverment funds to the unemployed
Lares
We’re the gods of an household in Ancient Rome
Catacombs
Were an underground cemetery
Caldarium
Was a hot room in ancient Roman baths
Frigidarium
Was a cold room in an ancient Roman bath
Circus maximus
Was a chariet racing event in Ancient Rome
Colosseum
Was an old stadium in Ancient Rome
Gladiator
Was someone who fought in a arena