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

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Caladrium

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A hot room

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Frigidalrium

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A cool pool for kids

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Circus maximum

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Where chariot racers raced

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Colosseum

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Where gladiators fought

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Gladiator

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A slave that could be freed by winning a fight in the collusem