The Roman Empire Flashcards
Patrician
A rich Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire controlled all other lands
Plebeian
A poor Roman
Domus
A house in a town
Atrium
An area in a domus with no roof
Impluvium
A shallow pool in a domus
Peristyle
A porch in a domus
Insulae
Blocks of flats that plebeians lived in.
Thermopolea
Where plebeians went to eat because cooking in an insular was to dangerous.
Oratory
Art of public speaking
Toga
Official dress of a Roman citizen
Stola
A long woollen tunic for women
Dole
Hand outs of bread from the government
Lares
A shrine in a house
Catacombs
Where Romans buried there dead under ground graveyards
Caladrium
A hot room
Frigidalrium
A cool pool for kids
Circus maximus
Where chariot racers raced
Colosseum
Where gladiators fought
Gladiator
A slave that could be freed by winning a fight in the colosseum