Terms Flashcards by Tessa Sherin-Snidal

Acceptor

One of the four horses that drove the chariot in Crescens first win

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Aedile

office in the republic (magistrate)

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Affectatio Maritalis

the intention that the partners had to be husband and wife, expressed through their social behavior

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Alypius of Thagaste

a bishop first monastery in Africa

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Aquila

Latin word for eagle

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Aquilifer

senior signifier bearing the eagle standard

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Auriga

slave whose duty it is to drive a Biga

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Biga

two horse Chariot

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Braccae

Trousers worn by Gauls

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Caligae

Heavy soled warrior shoe

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Carceres

starting gates slanted so they all left at the same time in Circuses

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Circius

One of the four horses that drove the chariot in Crescens first win

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Contubernium

smallest organized unit of soldier, composed of eight legionaries

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Cotynus

One of the four horses that drove the chariot in Crescens first win

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Crescens

chariot racer, slave

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Deductio in Domum Mariti

procession from the brides house to the groom’s house

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Delicatus

One of the four horses that drove the chariot in Crescens first win

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Dextrarum Iunctio

joining the right hands together after the conclusion of a contract

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Dies Lustricus

Day of Purification

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Divortium

Divorce

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Dos

Dowry

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Epithalamium

a poem written for the bride on the way to her marital chamber

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Factiones

used to designate four racing stables

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Falx

sickle

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Gaius Appuleius Diocles

chariot racer, freed-man (best paid athlete)

Galea

Helmet

Galerus

Tall shoulder-guard worn by Retiarius

Gladius

Roman sword

Hoc Habet

He’s got it! (they hit a good blow)

Hoplomachus

armed to resemble a Greek hoplite

Ides

fifteenth of March, May, July, October; thirteenth in other months

Imaginifer

legion carried the image of the emperor

Imago

portrait masks of the dead person’s ancestor

Iorica segmentata

segmented breast plate

Iugula!

Kill him

Kalends

First of every month

Kantana Iaido Iaito

Japanese blade used during Iaito practice

Lacta alea est

“The die has been cast” Sertorius → Caesar

Lorica Hamata

armour chest plate like chainmail

Lorica Squamata

armour chest plate scale

Lustratio

a purification ceremony

M. Aurelius Mollicius

chariot racer, freed-man

M. Aurelius Polynices

chariot racer, freed-man

Mainz

concave sides long triangular point

Mancipatio

verbal contract transferring the ownership of goods

Manica

Long segmented armour worn by a Retiarius

Manus

Marriage two types cum manu and sine manu

Metae

turning points on either end of the spina conical pole

Missos Fac!

to spare more than one

Missum Fac!

to spare one person

Murmillo

named after the warriors of Gaul, used gladius, large helmet with visor

Mustaceum

wedding cake

Nones

Seventh of March, May, July, October; fifth in other months

Ocreae

leather grieves

Parma

Round small shield used by a Thracian

Pater Famillias

The head of the Roman family

Patria Potestas

to have the power of a father

Pompeii

Straight and long sword curved tip

Pronuba

Matron who attends the bride in a marriage

Pugio

a dagger

Pulvinar

elevated stand that the editor sits on

Quadriga

four horse Chariot

Repudium

notification of divorce

Retiarius

Gladiator who fights in the style of a fisherman, weighted net, trident, Galerus and a dagger (pugio)

Sagum

wrap cloth worn over armour

Samnite

used short sword gladius. Rectangular shield (scutum) an ocreae a helmet

Scutum

rectangular shield

Secunda Rudis

second referee, linesmen

Secutor

armed like the Murmillo, specially trained to fight a Retiarius

Shinken

Japanese sword

Sica

a curved blade

Signifer

Ranks entrusted with various tasks; standard bearing

Signum

Sign (Standard)

Sine Manu

marriage, the wife was places under the legal control of the father

Spatha

Straight and long sword curved tip

Spina

The median strip on the Circus Race track

Sponsalia

a promise lawfully made between persons capable of marrying (that they will someday marry each other)

St. Augustine of Hippo

Theologian and philosopher

Summa Rudis

head referee

Thracian

round shield (parma) short sword and a sica, armoured greaves and a helmet with side plume, visor and high crest and ocreae

Univirae

widow (only married once)

Vexillum

a flag-like object used as a military standard