The Roman Empire
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| Patrician | a rich Roman citizen
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| Plebeian | a poor Roman
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| domus | a private house in Ancient Rome
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| atrium | the entrance hall of a Roman house
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| peristyle | a walled garden at the rear of a Roman house
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| insulae | high-rise flats in Ancient Rome
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| The Forum | the market place in central Rome
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| dole | free grain given to the poor
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| circus maximus | where the chariot races were held
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| gladiators | slaves or criminals that were forced to fight in the Colosseum
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| legionaries | soldiers in the Roman army
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| aqueducts | concrete archways that brought water from the mountains to the towns and cities
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| decimatio | every tenth soldier was killed as punishment for mutiny
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| legions | the Roman army was divided into legions. Each legion had about 4000 men
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| century | each Legion was broken into smaller groups called centuries.
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| Latin | the language of the Romans
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| Venus | the god of love
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| Mars | the god of war
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| Jupiter | the king of the gods
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| amphitheatre | large oval stone stadiums
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| fridigarium | a cold room in the public baths
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| tepidarium | a warm room in the public baths
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| caldarium | a hot room in the public baths
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| strigil | a wooden stick used to remove dead skin
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| tunic | a type of dress which was tied at the waist by a belt.
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| toga | a large piece of cloth worn by men that was wrapped around the shoulders
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| palla | a type of large cloak worn by women
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| mosaic | a piece of art or image made from small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials
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| fresco | method of painting on freshly applied plaster, usually on wall surfaces.
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| manumission | a special ceremony to mark the freedom of a slave
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