Rome Keywords

Question 0

Patricians

Answer 0

The patricians were rich landowners

Question 1

Roman Empire

Answer 1

Roman streets were lined with houses, blocks of flats, shops and workshops.

Question 2

Plebeians

Answer 2

The plebeians were ordinary workers and farmers

Question 3

Domus

Answer 3

In ancient Rome, the domus was the type of house occupied

Question 4

Impluvium

Answer 4

The impluvium is the sunken part of the atrium in a Greek or Roman house ( domus).

Question 5

Peristyle

Answer 5

In Hellenistic Greek and Roman architecture a peristyle is a columned porch or open colonnade

Question 6

Insulae

Answer 6

In Roman architecture, an insula (Latin for “island,” plural insulae) was a kind of apartment building

Question 7

Thermopolia

Answer 7

In the ancient Greco-Roman world, a thermopolium

Question 8

Oratory

Answer 8

Oratory is a type of public speaking. Oratory may also refer to: Oratory (worship), a place of worship

Question 9

Toga

Answer 9

The toga, a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome, was a cloth of perhaps 20 ft (6 m ) in length which was wrapped around the body

Question 10

Stola

Answer 10

The stola was the traditional garment of Roman women, corresponding to the toga, or the pallium, that was worn by men.

Question 11

Catacombs

Answer 11

The Catacombs of Rome are ancient catacombs, underground burial places under Rome

Question 12

Caldorium

Answer 12

The Roman thermae are located just in the historical centre of the town.

Question 13

Frigidorium

Answer 13

A frigidarium is a large cold pool of Roman baths.

Question 14

Colosseum

Answer 14

The Colosseum is situated just east of the Roman Forum.