| A | B |
|---|
| doric column | Greek column -- very plain |
| ionic column | Greek column with scroll on top |
| corinthian column | fancy Greek column with leaves and scrolls |
| forum | large open space in a town, where business took place |
| basilica | large building used as a law court (many were later converted to churches by the Christians) |
| curia | senate house (in smaller towns that Rome -- the town hall) |
| insulae | large apartment houses |
| domus | private house in town |
| Pantheon | temple to all the gods, built by Agrippa in 25 BC; best example of a Roman dome (still the world's 2nd largest) |
| Tiber River | river in Rome |
| thermae | public baths |
| Circus Maximus | where chariot races were held; held 250,000 spectators |
| Campus Martius | big field where soldiers drilled and voting took place |
| aqueducts | at the end of 1st century AD, 9 channels of pipelines carried 22 million gallons of water a day over 425 km to Rome |
| Cloaca Maxima | sewage system in Rome |
| auriga | charioteer |
| meta | turning post in chariot races |
| spina | central rib down the center of the chariot course |
| Coliseum | built by the Flavians in 79 AD -- the one everyone recognizes |
| munera | games involving beast hunts |
| ludi circenses | chariot races |
| ludi scaenici | theatrical performances |
