The Roman Empire Flashcards
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Patrician
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A rich Roman
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Roman Empire
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The Roman Empire controlled all other lands
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Plebeian
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A poor Roman
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Domus
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A house in a town - villa
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Atrium
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And area in a domus with no roof
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Impluvium
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A shallow pool in a domus
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Peristyle
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A porch in a domus
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Insulae
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Blocks of flats that plebeians lived in
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Thermopylae
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Where plebeians went to eat because cooking in an insulae was to dangerous
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Oratory
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Art of public speaking
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Toga
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Official dress of a Roman citizen
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Stola
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A long woollen tunic for women
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Dole
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Hand outs of bread from the government
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Lares
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A shrine in a house
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Catatombs
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Where Romans buried there dead under ground graveyards
