life in ancient rome Flashcards
(27 cards)
whats a patricion
a rich roman
whats a domus
house of a rich roman
whats a villa
patricions country house
whats an atrium
open air square that the house is built around
whats an impluvium
a pool in the atruim that collects pool water
whats a toga
a large sheet like material worn by men over their tunic
whats an empire
a country that controls other countries
whats a perstylium
a small walled garden
whats an insulae
flats where poor romans lived
whats a plebian
a poor roman
whats a tunic
a knee length worn by men and women
whats a stola
a shawl worn by women over their tunics was knee length or full length depending on the season
what did the father in a patricion family do
he was fully incharge and children where expected to obey him even as adults
what did the mother in a patrician family do
she ran the household and gave orders to slaves
what are gladiator fights
fights that where held in amphitheatres
they fights would be held between slaves or criminals
they would fight to the death using wepons
whats an aqueduct
used to transport water across valleys to village and towns
whats a calidarium
hot room
whats a tepidarium
warm room
whats a fridgidarium
a cold room
whats a strigil
small curved rod used to remove dirt from a perosns body
what are chariot races
a chariot raced around an oval arena attached to 2 horses
whats a thermopolia
shops that sold hot take away food
whats a bulla
necklace that was worn by boys as a sign of wealth
whats a dowry
payment to a man by a girls family for hand in marriage
