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Roman House and cultural institutions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atrium | entry hall, very spacious, used as reception area |
| compluvium | opening in the ceiling of the atrium to admit light, air, and rainwater |
| impluvium | the pool directly underneath the compluvium. It caught the water. |
| tablinum | the study or office of the master (to read- legere) |
| peristylium | open courtyard with garden and columns, center of family living |
| triclinium | dining room (to eat- edere and to drink- bibere) |
| ientaculum | breakfast, the lightest meal for the Romans |
| prandium | lunch |
| cena | dinner, the main meal for the Romans |
| cubiculum | bedroom (to sleep- dormire) |
| culina | kitchen (to cook- coquere) |
| insulae | apartment building most romans lived here from insula- island |
| domus | town house, for the wealthy to live in the city |
| spina | racing median of the Circus Maximus |
| mappa | cloth used to signal race beginning , also napkin used at dinner |
| auriga | charioteer |
| apodyterium | changing room at the baths |
| tepidarium | warm bathing pool |
| caladarium | hot bathing pool |
| frigidarium | cold bathing pool |
| sudatorium | sauna or room for sweating |
| palaestra | outdoor exercise area at the Baths |
| Ave Caesar, morituri te salutamus! | Hail Caesar, we who are about to die salute you! |
| Mymillones | gladiator with a fish on his helmet |
| retaiarii | gladiator armed with net and trident |
| Samnites | heavily armed gladiator with shield and sword |