Section 3: Roman Empire Flashcards
Patrician
Rich Romans were the patricians.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was around the Mediterranean Sea and from Italy was controlled.
Plebeian
Poor Romans were the plebeians.
Domus
The patrician families has lived in big houses called domus.
Atrium
Inside the domus was hall open to the sky called atrium
Impluvium
I can’t found in the book
Peristyle
This is the walled garden
Insulae
Roman blocks of flats where the plebeians were lived
Thermopolia
Is probably the plebeians had eat from food shops which lined on the streets
Oratory
The art of public speaking which was educated in the school
Toga
The official dress of the Roman citizens was the toga
Stole
After a girl married she wore a long woollen tunic called stola
Dole
Most Romans depended on handouts of bread the goverment to survive
Lares
Every family had a shrine at home to its households Gods
Catacombs
With coming the Christianity the Romans were buried their deads in catacombs
Caldarium
In the Roman baths you can go in caldarium which is a very hot water bath which you could seat
Frigidarium
The frigidarium is the cold pool
Circus Maximus
The chariot races were held in the Circus Maximus
Colloseum
There were held the gladiator fights
Gladiator
The gladiators are slaves who fight each other or with animals for the relation the public