| A | B |
| Agricola | Roman general who is fighting against the Scots |
| Britannia | The island where the Romans are fighting against the Scots |
| Caledonii | the Scots, who are thought to be the fiercest of all the Brittains |
| Domitianus | The emperor |
| Germani | Fierce people who were not conquered by the Romans |
| Glabrio | The letter writer who is in the city |
| Lupus | the letter writer who is in the country |
| Helvidius | the son of the rural letter writer |
| Ovidius | The poet whose verses Lupus likes |
| Martialis | Poet who writes elegant verses, but flatters the emperor too much |
| Plinius | A wealty Roman who has some very grand country houses |
| servi Hispaniae | They were dressed in Roman clothing and lead in Triumph. |
| Silanus | A man who recently was serving with Agricola in Britian |
| Vespasianus | The emperor who killed the father of Lupus |
| Virgines Vestales | Women who were accused of immorality and executed |