| A | B |
| amphora | A clay storage jar for holding wine, oil, or grain. |
| atrium | Reception room in large Roman home. |
| bulla | An amulet of leather or metal worn by freeborn children |
| carruca | A four wheeled traveling coach. |
| colonnade | A covered walk way lined by colomns. |
| fresco | A painting done on plaster of a wall. |
| necropolis | "City of the dead" grave yard outside the city walls. |
| papyrus | The cheapest writing material, made of Eqyptian reeds |
| bust | Sculpture, representing a persons head and shoulders. |
| Torah | The Hebrew scriptures. |
| divan | A long, backless couch. |
| garland | A wreath of flowers or leaves |
| hearth | The floor of the fireplace |
| patron | One that supports or protects another. |
| mimed | To act out in gestures and body movements |
| hydrophobia | Fear of water, rabies. |
| plummeted | To fall straight down. |
| peristyle | A row of columns around the garden or courtyard |
| vermin | Small destructive or injurious animals, such as rats |
| feral | A wild or untamed state |