The Romans Flashcards
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Domus
A
A villa in a town
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Villa
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A rich Roman’s house.
2
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Atrium
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A hall open to the sky in a villa
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Peristyle
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A walled garden around the atrium
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Mosaic
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Pictures or designs made from tiny pieces of glass or tiles
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Mural
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A bright painting on a wall
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Insulae
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Wooden blocks of flats 4 or 5 stories high that poor Romans lived in
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Oratory
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The art of public speaking
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Cena
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The main meal Romans had in the evening
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Dole
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Handouts of bread from the government
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Toga
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A sheet draped in graceful folds around the body
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Stola
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A long woollen tunic
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Lares
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A shrine Romans had to household gods
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Treason
A
Betraying your country
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Catacombs
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Underground graveyards where the dead were buried
