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1
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Tunica Lati Clavi (Laticlavia)

A

Tunic of a Senator with a broad purple stripe

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Tunica Recta/Regilla

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Put on by bride before she went to sleep the night before her wedding, and worn during wedding

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Tunicae Manicatae

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Tunics with sleeves that go down to the wrists

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Tunicae Talares

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Tunics falling to the ankles

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5
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Tyrotarichus

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Made of salt, fish, eggs, and cheese

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Ulmus

A

Preferred tree for wrapping vines around

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Umbilicus

A

Handlebar for a scroll

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Umbo

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Curbstone

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Umbraculum/Umbella

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Parasol

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10
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Umbrae

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Uninvited dinner guests that invited guests brought with them

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Unctorium

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Room for anointing and rubbing with oil from the baths

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Univira

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Only having been married to one man, and living with that man in a state of undisturbed wedlock

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13
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Ustrina

A

Crematorium

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14
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Usus

A

Earliest plebeian form of wedding, common law style

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15
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Valvae

A

Shutters

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16
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Vela

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Awnings

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Velum

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Curtain sometimes placed on the doorway between Vestibulum and Atrium

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18
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Venatio

A

Wild beast hunt

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19
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Ventralia

A

Woolen strips wrapped around the body of the infirm

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20
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Vernae

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Slaves born into a household

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21
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Verres

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Pig

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22
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Versus Fescennini

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Coarse verses recited during the deductio

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23
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Vesperna

A

Light supper eaten in early times in the city and all times in the country

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24
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Vestes Sericae

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Silk garments, usually half linen half silk

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Vestibulum

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Courtyard between the entrance and Atrium in rich ppl’s houses, where Salutatio took place

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26
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Vestimenta Clausa

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Closed clothing

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27
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Vestiplicus

A

Slave who folded his master’s toga

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28
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Vestis Cenatoria/Cenatorium

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Term for clothing worn at dinner (e.g. Synthesis)

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29
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Vestis Mutatio

A

Common form of demonstration of sympathy with a fallen leader, magistrates wore Toga Virilis and normal citizens wore Toga Pulla

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30
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Vicarius

A

Slave’s slave

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31
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Vilica

A

Vilicus’ wife in charge of female slaves

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32
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Vilica

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Vilicus’ wife, in charge of getting eggs from the chickens

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33
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Vilicus

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Slave in charge of the other slaves on a farm

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34
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Vilicus

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Overseer on a country estate

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35
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Vinalia Rustica

A

Festival starting August 19th, anticipated the harvest of grapes and making of wine

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36
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Vinaria Cella

A

Wine cellar

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37
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Vinum

A

Fermented wine

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38
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Vitricus

A

Step-father

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39
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Vitta/Taenia/Fasciola

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Ribbon, used for a woman’s hair

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40
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Volumen

A

Scroll

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41
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Vopiscus

A

Praenomen only used by gens Iulia, but went out of use early

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42
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Xystus

A

Type of garden, a parterre of trim flowerbeds in geometrical designs

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43
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Zona/Cingulum

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Girdle

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44
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Panis Rusticus

A

Bread made of coarse flour, flour and bran, or bran alone

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45
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Panis Siligineus

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Best bread made of pure wheat flour

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46
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Panis Sordidus

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Bread made of coarse flour, flour and bran, or bran alone

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47
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Parentalia

A

13-21 of February, the last day was called the Feralia, to celebrate the dead

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48
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Paries

A

Wall

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49
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Paries Caementicus

A

A wall made with Opus Caementicum

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50
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Parma

A

Small shield used by Thracian gladiator

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51
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Pater Familias

A

Head of the household

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52
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Patria Maiestas

A

Same as Patria potestas

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53
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Patria Potestas

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Power of the paterfamilias over his family

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54
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Patrium Ius

A

Same as Patria potestas

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55
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Patronus

A

What master became once a slave was freed

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56
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Pavimentum

A

Originally a floor made of pounded down potsherds, but came to be the name for all floors

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57
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Peculium

A

Slave’s personal belongings

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58
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Peculium

A

Possessions of those Alieno Iuri Subiecti

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59
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Pedisequi

A

Went with boy to school

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60
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Pedisequi

A

Slaves to carry rich children’s stuff home from school

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61
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Pergula

A

Gallery attached to a public building, where school might be held

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62
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Pergulae

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Arbors, on which vines were hung

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63
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Peristylium

A

Court at the rear of the Tablinum surrounded by rooms set with flowers and trees

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64
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Perones

A

Lower class shoes

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65
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Pessuli

A

Side bolts for an outer door

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66
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Petoritum

A

Carriage used to carry spoil in a triumph

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67
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Pilentum

A

Four-wheeled carriage used for state functions

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68
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Pilleus

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A hat worn by a slave for sale in lieu of a titulus meaning the buyer took all risks, also cap of freedom

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69
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Pilleus

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Tall felt cap worn by people who work outdoors all day

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70
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Pinsitores/Pistores

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People who crushed grain, hence the Cognomen Piso

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71
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Piscina

A

Pool in the baths near the palaestra

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72
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Pistores

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Bakers

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73
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Plaustrum

A

Transfer wagon

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74
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Poculum

A

Goblet

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75
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Podium

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Marble platform at Circus with boxes for magistrates

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76
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Pontifex Maximus

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Chief of the pontifices, office generally held by the emperor

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77
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por

A

Suffix preceding owners name in genitive, in the name of a slave

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78
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por

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Followed a master’s name in the genitive to make the name of his slave

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79
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Porca

A

Pig

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80
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Porcus

A

Pig

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81
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Porta Libitinensis

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Gate through which dead gladiators were removed from the Amphitheater

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82
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Porta Pompae

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Gate through which the procession of chariots entered the Circus

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83
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Porta Triumphalis

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Gate through which the victorious chariot racers left

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84
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Postes

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Doorposts often decorated with marble in elaborate designs

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85
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Posticum

A

Back door

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86
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Praecinctio

A

Semicircular passage between upper and lower cunei

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87
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Praetor

A

Judge

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88
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Prandium

A

Lunch

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89
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Prelum/Torcular

A

Wine press

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90
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Primordia

A

Days of a child’s life before the dies lustricus

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91
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Primus Palus

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Gladiator at the top of his class

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92
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Privignus/a

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Step-child

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93
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Procurator

A

Replaced Atriensis as purchaser of household goods

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94
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Prolusio

A

Sham gladiator fight with fake swords

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95
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Promulsis

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Appetizer, given this name because Mulsum was drunk

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96
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Pronuba

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Maid of honor, had to be univira

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97
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Puls

A

Porridge

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98
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Puppus/a

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What a child was called before dies lustricus

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99
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Purpura

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Only artificial color used in late Republic, varied from the color garnet

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100
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Puticuli

A

Grave pits of the lower classes

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101
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Q.

A

Quintus

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102
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Quadriga

A

Four-horse chariot

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103
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Quindecemviri

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Charged with protecting the Sibylline books

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104
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Raeda

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Covered wagon used for travel, pulled by two or four horses

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105
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Repotia

A

Second wedding feast in the house of the groom the day after

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106
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Repudium Renuntiare

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To break off an engagement

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107
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Retiarii

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Gladiators who fought with a heavy net and trident

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108
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Reticulae

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Nets, used for a woman’s hair

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109
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Rex Sacrorum

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Priest who took over king’s duties in Republic

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110
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Rex/Magister/Arbiter Bibendi

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Person in charge of determining the proportion of water in the wine at a party

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111
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Rhombus

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Turbot

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112
Q

Rogus

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Funeral pyre

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113
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Rudis

A

Wooden sword given to gladiator who was freed

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114
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Rudus

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Layer of concrete and rubble, used in a wall

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115
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S. (Sp.)

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Spurius

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116
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Sacrarium

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Private Chapel

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117
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Sacrificium Novendiale

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Sacrifice made 9 days after the funeral

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118
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Sagina Gladitoria

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Special gladiator food

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119
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Sagum

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Military cloak

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120
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Salii

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Dancing priests of Mars

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121
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Salii Collini

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Like the Salii but for Quirinus

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122
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Salutatio

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Where clients gathered at a patronus’ house to greet him

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123
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Salutatio

A

Time when the patron met his clients

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124
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Scaena

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Stage

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125
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Scapus

A

Standard unit of measure for paper

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126
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Schedae

A

Sheets of papyrus

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127
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Scrinium

A

Scroll box

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128
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Scrofa

A

Pig

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129
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Scutica

A

Lash

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130
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Scutum

A

Long shield, worn by Samnite gladiators

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131
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Secunda Mensa

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Desert

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132
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Secundus Palus

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Gladiator second in his class

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133
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Sedile

A

Seat

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134
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Seiuges

A

Six-horse chariot

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135
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Sella

A

Stool for an ordinary person to sit on

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136
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Sella Curulis

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Had Curved legs of ivory, was for magistrates, folded up for convenience

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137
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Semita

A

Foot path

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138
Q

Septeiuges

A

Seven-horse chariot

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139
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Ser.

A

Servius

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140
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Serae

A

Bars for an outer door

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141
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Servi Privati

A

Slaves owned by individuals

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142
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Servi Publici

A

Slaves owned by the state

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143
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Sex.

A

Sextus

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144
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Sigma

A

Semi-circular couch made for a round table

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145
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Signum

A

Seal, used to seal letter

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146
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Silicernium

A

Food eaten by the mourners at a funeral

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147
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Sinus

A

Pocket of the toga at the breast where the fold crossed over

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148
Q

Socer

A

Father-in-law

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149
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Socrus

A

Mother-in-law

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150
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Solarium

A

Sunbathing room

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151
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Soleae

A

Sandals or slippers

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152
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Soleas Poscere

A

To get ready to leave

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153
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Solium

A

Stiff, straight, high-backed chair with solid arms, patron used it when receiving Clientes

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154
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Solum

A

Floor, in poorer houses made by smoothing the dirt between the walls

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155
Q

Sordidati

A

People wearing the Toga Pulla

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156
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Spatium

A

Lap in the Circus

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157
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Spina

A

Ran down the middle of the Circus for about 2/3 of it’s length

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158
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Spina Alba

A

Wedding torch of white thorn

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159
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Sponsalia

A

Betrothal

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160
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Sportula

A

Gift of cold food from patron to client

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161
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Statumen

A

Foundation for a wall

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162
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Stola

A

Distinctive dress of a Roman matron

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163
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Stola Matronalis

A

What a married woman wore out of the house

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164
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Strigilis

A

Scraper

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165
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Strophium

A

Soft sash-like leather band, worn by women

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166
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Suasoria

A

Intermediate step between Narratio and Declamatio, taught by a rhetor

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167
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Sub Hasta/Corona Venire

A

To be sold as a slave

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168
Q

Subligaculum

A

Loin-cloth, or perhaps short shorts

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169
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Subsellium

A

Bench, used in Curia, by jurors in court, and by boys at school

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170
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Sudaria

A

Handkerchiefs

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171
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Sui Iuris

A

Independent

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172
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Suovetaurilia

A

Sacrifice of a pig, sheep, and bull

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173
Q

Sus

A

Pig

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174
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Susceptio

A

Act of a father raising his child to acknowledge him, immediately after the birth of the child

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175
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Sutor

A

Shoe-maker

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176
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Synthesis

A

Dinner dress worn at the table, Amictus, not worn out of the house except at Saturnalia

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177
Q

T.

A

Titus

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178
Q

Tabellarii

A

Slaves who delivered letters for their masters

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179
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Tabernae Deversoriae

A

Public inns, which travellers would only use as a last resort

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180
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Tablinum

A

Walled with boards (tabulae), originally had no door to the atrium but a separate outside door

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181
Q

Tali

A

Knucklebones used as dice, 5 were thrown at a time

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182
Q

Tectum

A

Roof

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183
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Tegulae

A

Roof-tiles

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184
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Tempestiva Convivia

A

Banquets beginning before the ninth hour

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185
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Tepidarium

A

Warm room in the baths

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186
Q

Tessera Hospitalis

A

Tokens exchanged by hospites

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187
Q

Tesserae

A

Dice, like our own

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188
Q

Testudo

A

Metal heater used to heat the Alveus

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189
Q

Thermae

A

Final name for the baths

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190
Q

Ti.

A

Tiberius

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191
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Tibialia

A

Fasciae that covered the lower part of the leg

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192
Q

Tiro

A

Name for a gladiator before his first public appearance

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193
Q

Tirocinium Fori

A

Apprenticeship

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194
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Titulus

A

Sign hung from the neck of a slave for sale, contained age, nationality, and freedom from defects

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195
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Titulus

A

Connected to the last sheet, containing the title and author

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196
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Toga Candida/Splendens

A

Chalked white toga of a candidate for public office

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197
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Toga Picta

A

Wholly crimson, embroidered with gold, for a triumphing general

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198
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Toga Praetexta

A

Toga worn by Curule Magistrates, Censors, and Dictators, also by boys, purple border

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199
Q

Toga Praetexta

A

Toga worn by children

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200
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Toga Pulla

A

Dingy toga worn by someone in mourning or threatened by some great calamity

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201
Q

Toga Pura/Virilis/Libera

A

Plain toga made of white wool

202
Q

Toga Virilis

A

Toga donned by adult men

203
Q

Tonsor

A

Master’s barber

204
Q

Topiarius

A

Slave, who hung the ivy on the walls or trees

205
Q

Trabea

A

Military cloak

206
Q

Triclinium

A

Dining Room, not necessarily near the kitchen

207
Q

Triga

A

Three-horse chariot

208
Q

Trigon

A

Game played by three people in an equilateral triangle with two balls

209
Q

Trinoctium

A

Three nights, amount of time a wife had to stay away from her husband to avoid manus in an usus

210
Q

Triumviri Nocturni

A

In charge of the fire brigades at night

211
Q

Tumulus

A

Funeral mound

212
Q

Tunica Angusti Clavi (Angusticlavia)

A

Tunic of an Eques with a narrow purple stripe

213
Q

Tunica Exterior

A

Outer of two tunics

214
Q

Tunica Interior/Subucula

A

Inner of two tunics

215
Q

Fascis

A

A bundle of scrolls

216
Q

Fax

217
Q

Feminalia

A

Fasciae that covered the upper part of the leg

218
Q

Fenestra

219
Q

Ferculum

220
Q

Fistuca

A

Heavy rammer used to pound down potsherds and things into the floor

221
Q

Fistulae

A

Lead pipes that carried water into individual houses

222
Q

Flabellum

223
Q

Flagrum/Flagellum

A

Lash with bits of bone or metal attached

224
Q

Flamen Dialis

A

Flamen of Jupiter

225
Q

Flamines

A

Priests of special gods, first appointed by Numa

226
Q

Flammeum

A

Flame colored veil

227
Q

Focalia

A

Woolen strips wraaped around the throat of the infirm

228
Q

Foculi

A

Braziers or charcoal stoves used to keep house warm

229
Q

Fores

230
Q

Foriculae

231
Q

Frigidarium

A

Cold room in the baths

232
Q

Fritillus

233
Q

Frumentum

234
Q

Fugitivus

A

Runaway slave

235
Q

Fullo

A

Clothes washer

236
Q

Fundus

237
Q

Funus Acerbum

A

Small, quiet funeral for children

238
Q

Funus Plebeium

A

Plebeian funeral with little pomp

239
Q

Furca

A

Heavy forked log slave had to wear on his shoulders as punishment

240
Q

Fuscina

A

Heavy, three-pronged spear or trident, used by Retiarii

241
Q

Gener

A

Son-in-law

242
Q

Genius

A

Guardian spirit of a boy

243
Q

Gestatio

A

Place for walking

244
Q

Glarea

245
Q

Gregatim

A

Style of gladiator fighting where gladiators fought in teams

246
Q

Gustus

247
Q

Hippodromus

A

Place for driving and riding

248
Q

Honorarium

A

Fee paid by local candidate on his election

249
Q

Hoplomachi

A

Heavily armed gladiators who replace Samnites in the empire

250
Q

Hospes

A

Someone bound to a person on equal footing

251
Q

Ianitor

A

Doorkeeper

252
Q

Ianua

253
Q

Ientaculum

254
Q

Imagines

A

Wax busts of ancestors kept in the Alae

255
Q

Imagines

A

Busts of dead ancestors, kept in the Alae and displayed at funerals

256
Q

Imbrices

A

Tiles that covered the flanges of the roof

257
Q

Imperium Paternum

A

Same as Patria potestas

258
Q

Impluvium

A

Basin or hollow part of the floor that caught rain water from the compluvium

259
Q

Indutus

A

Term for clothing that was put on

260
Q

Insula

A

Apartment, also a part of the house detached from the main house that others could rent

261
Q

Insularius

A

Slave of the owner of the apartments who acted as superintendent

262
Q

Iudex

263
Q

Iudicium Domesticum

A

Council of relatives called together by the paterfamilias when considering inflicting severe punishment on a family member

264
Q

Iuno

A

Guardian spirit of a girl

265
Q

K.

266
Q

L.

267
Q

Labrum Fictile

A

Receptacle where olive oil was placed after being squeezed out

268
Q

Lacerna

A

Mantle, first worn by soldiers, then by better citizens to protect the toga from dust

269
Q

Laconicum

A

Sweat bath in the baths

270
Q

Lacus/Lacuna

A

Panels dividing the ceiling

271
Q

Laena

A

Heavy woolen cloak

272
Q

Lanista

A

Gladiator trainer

273
Q

Lapis Puteolanus

A

Volcanic rock, sometimes used in Opus Caementicum

274
Q

Laqueatores

A

Gladiators who fought with lassos

275
Q

Lares Compitales

A

Gods of the crossroads, sacrificed to during the deductio

276
Q

Lateres Cocti

A

Kiln-burned bricks

277
Q

Lateres Crudi

A

Unburned bricks

278
Q

Latifundium

A

Large farm owned by a rich capitalist

279
Q

Latrina

A

Bathroom near the Kitchen

280
Q

Laudatio

A

Funeral oration

281
Q

Lectica

282
Q

Lectica

283
Q

Lectus Adversus

A

Wedding couch kept in the atrium across from the Ostium

284
Q

Lectus Funebris

A

Funeral couch, left in the atrium until deceased was buried

285
Q

Lectus Genialis

A

Wedding bed, which stood in the atrium on wedding night

286
Q

Lectus Imus

A

Lowest couch, farthest to the right, reserved for host, wife, and other family members

287
Q

Lectus Medius

A

Middle couch, between Summus and Imus, reserved for guests

288
Q

Lectus Summus

A

Highest couch, farthest to the left, reserved for guests

289
Q

Lectus Triclinaris

A

Dinner couch, had arm at one end only

290
Q

Lectus/Lectulus

291
Q

Leno

292
Q

Liberalia

A

Festival in March where boys became men

293
Q

Libertinus

A

Freedman as a member of a class

294
Q

Libertus

A

Freedman in reference to his master

295
Q

Libitinarius

A

Undertaker

296
Q

Librarii

A

General term for slaves who took dictation

297
Q

Limen

A

Threshold, often had Salve in mosaic on it

298
Q

Limen Superum

299
Q

Linea Alba

A

Starting line at the Circus

300
Q

Linum

A

Thread, used to seal letter

301
Q

Locus Consularis

A

Farthest place to the right on the Lectus Medius given to the most distinguished guest

302
Q

Lorarius

A

Slave in charge of punishing other slaves

303
Q

Lorum

304
Q

Lucerna

305
Q

Lunula

A

Ivory or Silver ornament of crescent shape connected to side of Mulleus

306
Q

Lunulae

A

Child’s toys shaped like half moons

307
Q

M’

308
Q

M.

309
Q

Maeniana

A

Sections that connected the praecinctiones

310
Q

Maenianum

311
Q

Maialis

312
Q

Malum Armeniacum

313
Q

Malum Persicum

314
Q

Malum Punicum/Granatum

A

Pomegranate

315
Q

Mam.

A

Mamercus, used only by the gens Aemilia

316
Q

Mamillare

A

Leather strap worn under the breasts by women

317
Q

Mango

A

Wholesale slave dealer

318
Q

Manicae

A

Thick sleeves worn by Samnite gladiators on the right arm

319
Q

Manus

A

Power of a husband over his wife

320
Q

Mappa

A

White cloth, dropped to signify the start of the games

321
Q

Margo

322
Q

Matronalia

A

Celebrated on the first of March for all matrons

323
Q

Medica

324
Q

Membranum

325
Q

Mensa

326
Q

Mensa

327
Q

Mensa Altera

A

Second course of Cena

328
Q

Mensa Prima

A

First course of Cena

329
Q

Mensa Tertia

A

Third course of Cena

330
Q

Merenda

A

Midday snack

331
Q

Meridiatio

A

Midday siesta

332
Q

Meridiatio

A

Midday siesta

333
Q

Meta

A

Lower mill stone

334
Q

Metae

A

Turning points

335
Q

Missio

A

The release of a beaten gladiator

336
Q

Missus

A

A race in the Circus, usually 7 laps

337
Q

Mola

338
Q

Monopodium

A

Table or stand with but one support

339
Q

Mulleus/Calceus Patricius

A

Shoe first worn by patricians then by all curule magistrates, red in color, shaped like a fish

340
Q

Mullus

341
Q

Mulsa

A

Drink made with water and honey allowed to ferment

342
Q

Mulsum

A

Drink made of 4 parts wine and 1 part honey

343
Q

Municipium

A

Country town

344
Q

Murmillones

A

Gladiators with fish shaped helmets

345
Q

Mustaceum

A

Wedding cake

346
Q

Mustum

A

New wine straight out of the press, often drunk unfermented as cider

347
Q

Mutare Vestem

A

To put on the Toga Pulla

348
Q

na

A

Nomen ending that signified Etruscan origin

349
Q

Narratio

A

Narrative, taught to children by a rhetor

350
Q

Nationes Bracatae

A

Trousered nations, term of contempt for Gauls or barbarians in general

351
Q

Naumachia

A

Mock naval battle

352
Q

Nefrens

353
Q

Nihil Intret Mali

A

Sometimes written on threshold

354
Q

Nodus

A

Knot, how Roman girls tied their hair back

355
Q

Nodus Herculaneus

A

Bride’s belt

356
Q

Nomenclator

A

Slave who whispered people’s names in his master’s ears

357
Q

Nomenclator

A

Slave who told his master the names of people

358
Q

Noverca

A

Step-mother

359
Q

Nucleus

A

Used in a wall, six inch layer of concrete on top of Rudus

360
Q

Numina

A

The spirits of all things

361
Q

Nundinae

A

Market days, school holidays

362
Q

Nurus

A

Daughter-in-law

363
Q

Nutrix

A

Slave for children

364
Q

Nutrix

365
Q

Oecus

A

Hall or saloon

366
Q

Oleum Olivum

A

Better, second pressing of the olive

367
Q

Olla

368
Q

Opus Caementicum

A

Walls of rubble-work or cement

369
Q

Opus Incertum

A

A bunch of stones cemented together

370
Q

Opus Quadratum

A

Walls of dressed stone

371
Q

Opus Reticulatum

A

Regularly sized tufa stones set in a net pattern

372
Q

Ornator

A

Master’s hairdresser

373
Q

Ornatrix

A

Mistress’ slave

374
Q

Os Resectum

A

Ceremonial bone, buried in the case of a cremation

375
Q

Ostiarius

A

Doorkeeper

376
Q

Ostium

A

Entrance to the house, including doorway and door itself

377
Q

Ostreae

378
Q

Ova

A

Eggs used to signify each lap completed at the Circus

379
Q

P.

380
Q

Paedagogus

A

Slave who went with boy to school

381
Q

Paedagogus

A

Slave that accompanied a child to school

382
Q

Paenula

A

Heavy coarse wrap of wool, leather, or fur

383
Q

Palaestra

A

Excercised ground at the baths

384
Q

Palla

A

Shawl-like wrap for outdoors

385
Q

Paludamentum

A

Military cloak

386
Q

Panis Castrensis

A

Bread made of coarse flour, flour and bran, or bran alone

387
Q

Panis Plebeius

A

Bread made of coarse flour, flour and bran, or bran alone

388
Q

Term

389
Q

A.

390
Q

Abaci

A

Regular panels of wall colored different colors

391
Q

Abacus

A

Table with rectangular top raised at the edges

392
Q

Abolla

A

Heavy woolen cloak, favorite of poor people, who used it in place of several different garments

393
Q

acus

A

Nomen ending that signified Gallic origin

394
Q

Adfines

A

People related only by marriage

395
Q

Adoptio

A

The adoption of a non-paterfamilias into another family

396
Q

Adrogatio

A

Adoption of a paterfamilias, had to be sanctioned by the pontifex maximus

397
Q

Adversitores

A

Slaves that saw their master home

398
Q

Aedicula

A

Set of columns set up over a tomb to make it seem like a temple front

399
Q

Ager Caecubus

A

Where Caecuban wine was produced, pronounced by Augustus as best of all wines

400
Q

Ager Falernus

A

On the South side of Mt. Massicus, produced Falernian wine, more famous than Caecuban

401
Q

Agnati

A

People related through only males

402
Q

Agnomen

A

Celebratory name like Africanus

403
Q

Alae

A

Wings of the Atrium

404
Q

Alieno Iuris Subiecti

405
Q

Alsietina

A

Aqueduct built by Augustus for his Naumachia

406
Q

Alveus

A

Hot water tank in the caldarium

407
Q

Amictus

A

Term for clothing that was wrapped

408
Q

Amphorae

A

Jars smaller than dolia that fermented wine was placed in

409
Q

Amurca

A

Dark and bitter first pressing of an olive

410
Q

Andabatae

A

Gladiators who fought blindfolded

411
Q

Andron

A

Narrow passage between Atrium and Peristylium

412
Q

Anio Novus

A

Aqueduct started by Caligula and finished by Claudius

413
Q

Anio Vetus

A

Aqueduct that supplied the lower levels of Rome, built 40 years after Aqua Appia

414
Q

Anteambulo

A

Slave who went before the master to clear the way

415
Q

Antecena

416
Q

Aper

A

Pig, more specifically a boar

417
Q

Apodyterium

A

Dressing room in the baths

418
Q

Aqua

A

Aqueduct, 4 built during the Republic and 7 under the empire

419
Q

Aqua

420
Q

Aqua Alexandrina

A

Last aqueduct built, under Severus Alexander

421
Q

Aqua Appia

A

Aqueduct built by Appius Claudius in 312 B.C., all but three hundred feet underground

422
Q

Aqua Claudia

A

Aqueduct started by Caligula and finished by Claudius

423
Q

Aqua Iulia

A

Aqueduct built by Agrippa

424
Q

Aqua Marcia

A

First high level aqueduct in Rome, built by Q. Marcius Rex, to go up the Capitoline, in 140 B.C.

425
Q

Aqua Tepula

A

Completed in 125 B.C., last aqueduct built during the republic

426
Q

Aqua Traiana

A

Built by Trajan in A.D. 109

427
Q

Aqua Virgo

A

Aqueduct built by Agrippa

428
Q

Aratrum

429
Q

Arbustum

430
Q

Arca

431
Q

Argentarius

432
Q

Armaria

433
Q

Armarium

434
Q

Atramentum

435
Q

Atriensis

A

Originally a butler in charge of accounts and furniture, later became only in charge of house/furniture

436
Q

Atrium

A

Originally room where meals were taken and all indoor work done

437
Q

Atrium Corinthium

A

Like tetrastylon but with many more pillars

438
Q

Atrium displuviatum

A

Atrium where the roof was sloped away from the impluvium so less rain fell into the Impluvium

439
Q

Atrium testudinatum

A

Atrium where Compluvium and Impluvium were covered

440
Q

Atrium tetrastylon

A

Atrium where the four beams were supported at their intersection by four pillars

441
Q

Atrium Tuscanicum

A

Atrium where the roof was formed by two pairs of beams crossing each other at right angles

442
Q

Atrium Vestae

A

Beside the temple of Vesta, where the Vestal Virgins lived

443
Q

Augures

A

Interpreted the flights of birds

444
Q

Augustales

A

A college of priests dedicated to the worship of the emperor, six every year

445
Q

Balneum

A

Simple bath of earlier times

446
Q

Basterna

A

Litter drawn by mules

447
Q

Bibliotheca

448
Q

Biga

A

Two-horse chariot

449
Q

Bisellia

A

Seats of honor

450
Q

Bracae

451
Q

Bucinum/Murex

A

Native trumpet shell

452
Q

Bulla

A

Necklace put around the child’s neck after the susceptio, originally gold for patricians and leather for plebeians

453
Q

Bustum

A

A grave in which the body was burned

454
Q

C.

455
Q

Calamus

A

Reed pen used on papyrus

456
Q

Calceator

A

Cared for master’s feet

457
Q

Calcei

A

Shoes, worn with all garments classified as Amictus

458
Q

Calceus Senatorius

A

Shoe of a senator, with straps that wrapped up to the leg

459
Q

Caldarium

A

Hot room in the baths

460
Q

Caligae

A

Soldier’s half-boots

461
Q

Calx

A

Finish line at the Circus

462
Q

Candelabrum

A

Lamp-stand, originally used to hold candles

463
Q

Candelae

A

Wax or tallow Candles

464
Q

Capsa

A

Scroll box

465
Q

Capsarius

A

Slave who carried around towels and clothes at the baths

466
Q

Carbasus

A

Cotton, used by Romans for linens as well

467
Q

Carceres

A

Starting gates, in the Circus

468
Q

Carnifex

A

Slave in charge of punishing other slaves

469
Q

Carpentum

A

Two-wheeled carriage used for state functions

470
Q

Carruca

A

Luxurious travelling carriage

471
Q

Castellum

A

Water reservoir inside the city

472
Q

Catervatim

A

Style of gladiator fighting where gladiators fought in teams

473
Q

Cathedra

A

Chair without arms but with a curved back

474
Q

Catillus

A

Upper mill stone

475
Q

Caupo

476
Q

Cauponae

A

Public inns, which travellers would only use as a last resort

477
Q

Causia/Petasus

A

Broad brimmed hat worn by upper class citizens

478
Q

Cavea

A

Part of a theater where the spectators sat

479
Q

Cellae Familiae

A

Slave quarters

480
Q

Cellae Servorum

A

Slaves’ quarters

481
Q

Cena

A

Dinner, also term for dinner proper (as opposed to appetizer and dessert)

482
Q

Cena Novendialis

A

Feast, 9 days after the funeral

483
Q

Cena Nuptialis

A

Wedding feast, given at bride’s father’s house

484
Q

Cenotaphium

A

Empty tomb for lost body

485
Q

Centenarius

A

Horse with a hundred Circus victories

486
Q

Cera

A

Wax, used to seal letter

487
Q

Cerasus

488
Q

Charta

489
Q

Cinctus Gabinus

A

Another way of wearing the toga for certain sacrifices or official rites, sini raised over the head

490
Q

Ciniflo/Cinerarius

A

Mistress’ hairdresser

491
Q

Cisium

A

Two-wheeled uncovered carriage, used for short journeys

492
Q

Citrus

A

Lemon, not grown in Italy until the 3rd Century A.D.

493
Q

Clepsydra

A

Water clock

494
Q

Cliens

A

What a slave became to his master when he was freed

495
Q

Cn.

496
Q

Codex

497
Q

Coemptio

A

Plebeian marriage including a fictitious sale of the bride, needed no fewer than 5 witnesses and 1 coin

498
Q

Cognati

A

People related through any blood relationship

499
Q

Collegia

A

Trade-guild

500
Q

Collegia Funeratica

A

Funeral guilds where poorer people would contribute to bury each other

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