| A | B |
| Baiae | fashionable resort for wealthy Romans |
| Spanish | a Romance language |
| tunic | a gigantic tee shirt that all Romans wore |
| stola | lady's floor-length sleeveless dress |
| toga pura | plain white toga |
| toga virilis | toga of manhood |
| toga praetexta | toga with purple stripes worn by boys and high government officials |
| bulla | a good luck charm worn like a necklace |
| Lares and Penates | household gods of the Romans |
| soleae | sandals |
| insulae | apartment dwellings |
| domus | house of a wealthy Roman |
| villa rustica | country house |
| villa urbana | luxurious country house |
| paterfamilias | Roman father |
| manus | indicates full legal power of a husband over a wife |
| patria potestas | fatherly power over children |
| Jupiter | king of the gods |
| Juno | queen of the gods |
| Apollo | god of the sun, song , and prophecy |
| Mars | god of war |
| Vesta | goddess of the hearth |
| Minerva | goddess of war and wisdom |
| Mercury | messenger of the gods |
| Diana | goddess of the moon and hunt |
| Neptune | god of the sea |
| Venus | goddess of love and beauty |
| Ceres | goddess of agriculture |
| Vulcan | blacksmith of the gods-god of fire |
| praenomen | first name or personal name |
| nomen | name of the clan of the family |
| cognomen | particular family within a clan |
| Rhea Silvia | mother of Romulus and Remus |
| Julius Ascanius | established the city of Alba Longa |
| Amulius | ordered the twins Romulus and Remus put to death |
| Numitor | helped Romulus and Remus to regain the throne |
| April | the month in which Rome was established |
| Palatine Hill | site of the first Rome |