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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Capitoline Hill | The highest hill which featured the Temple of Jupiter Capitoline and the citadel of Rome. |
| Palatine Hill | a famous hill which contained the homes of wealthy Romans, later imperial palaces. Hill on which Rome was founded. |
| basilicae | laws courts and business center |
| curia | the senate house located in the forum |
| rostra | the speaker’s platform located in the forum in front of the Curia |
| Forum | the marketplace, contained shops, temples, law courts, the senate house and the speaker’s platform. |
| Via Appia | aka the Regina viarum or queen of the roads, the oldest and most famous road. It connected Rome with Brundisium. |
| atrium | spacious front hall beyond the entrance used as a reception room in the domus. |
| compluvium | the opening in the atrium’s ceiling to let in light and air and rain water. |
| impluvium | The marble pool under the compluvium which would catch the rain water. |
| tablinum | the office of the master of the house, located opposite the entrance of the domus in full view of the atrium. |
| peristylium | the colonnaded walkway surrounding the interior garden. |
| triclinium | the dinning room, contained three couches and a table. |
| insulae | the word for apartment houses |
| cubiculum | bedroom |
| culina | kitchen |
| colosseum | arena in Rome where gladiators fought |
| Campus Martius | the military practice field for the Roman army |
| Circus maximus | the most famous chariot racetrack located in Rome |
| Praeomen | your given name, first name. |
| cognomen | a particular branch of the gens, the last name. |
| paedagogus | an educated slave who tutored the children. |
| nomen | the family name middle name |
| toga praetexta | a toga with a purple border worn by aristocratic boys until 16, priests and magistrates. |
| toga virilis | adult male toga |
| toga candida | a pure white toga worn by a man seeking public office |
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