| A | B |
|---|
| ludus | school |
| Saturnalia | Roman festival in December |
| Roman Numeral L | 50 |
| Optimates (Patricians) | Highest Class in Society |
| Jupiter/Zeus | King of the gods |
| Romulus | 1st King; parents were Mars & Rhea Silvia |
| Tarquinius Superbus | Last King |
| King Midas | Had the Golden Touch |
| Satyr | Half Man - Half Goat |
| Tiber River | River that runs through Rome |
| Arches | Built to commemorate a military victory |
| Punic Wars | Rome (Scipio) vs. Carthage (Hannibal) |
| 753 BC | Founding date of Rome |
| 509 BC | Republic began |
| 27 BC | Empire began |
| 476 AD | Fall of Rome |
| 44 BC | Caesar's assassination |
| 79 AD | Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius |
| Stilus | Writing Utensil |
| Tabula (or tabella) | wax tablet |
| Roman Numeral C | 100 |
| Roman Numeral M | 1,000 |
| Roman Numeral V | 5 |
| Roman Numeral D | 500 |
| Equites | Business Class; had enough $ to buy a horse |
| Plebeians (Populares) | Lowest class |
| Juno/Hera | Queen of the gods; goddess of marriage & childbirth |
| Peacock | Juno's bird |
| Eagle | Jupiter's bird |
| Rome's 3 forms of government | Monarcy-Republic-Emire (MR. E) |
| Cincinnatus | Was a farmer who became a dictator |
| Mucius Scaevola | Burned off his right hand to prove Roman bravery |
| Horatius | Defended the bridge over the Tiber |
| Perseus | Killed Medusa |
| Theseus | Killed the Minotaur |
| Centaur | Half Man - Half Horse |
| Minotaur | Half Man - Half Bull; housed in the Labyrinth on Crete |
| Fates (3) | Decided when a person was born, how long the person lived, and when the person would die |
| Muses (9) | Inspiration for music, poetry, fine arts, etc |
| Mediterranean Sea | "Mare Nostrum" |
| Via Appia | Road from Rome to Brundisium; longest road; 1st paved road |
| Via Sacra | Road through the Forum |
| Tunica | basic garment worn by all |
| Stola | Dress |
| Palla | cloak; shawl |
| Toga Virilis | Toga of Manhood |
| Toga Praetexta | Toga with purple stripe; worn by boys and aristocratic men |
| Toga Candida | Toga worn by men seeking public office |
| Bulla | Good luck charm |
| Sandalia/Soleae | Sandals |
| Cubiculum | Bedroom |
| Taberna | Shop at front of the house facing the street |
| Tricliniium | Dining Room |
| Culina | Kitchen |
| Peristylium | Courtyard in back of the house |
| Tablinum | Office; study; den |
| Lararium | Shrine to the household gods |
| Impluvium | pool to collect rain-water |
| Compluvium | Opening in the roof |
| Atrium | Front foyer; main reception hall |
| Kalends | 1st Day of the month |
| Nones | 5th or 7th of the month |
| Ides | 13th or 15th of the month |
| Thermae | Baths |
| Frigidarium | Cold Room |
| Tepidarium | Warm Room |
| Caldarium | Hot Room |
| Strigilis | Scraping tool for the skin |
| Circus Maximus | Where chariot races were held |
| Spina | Dividing line down the center of the track |
| Metae | Turning Posts |
| Auriga | Charioteer |
| Quadriga | 4-Horse Team (chariot) |
| Factiones | Racing Team |
| Colosseum | aka Flavian Amphitheater; where gladiator fights were held |
| ientaculum | breakfast |
| prandium | lunch |
| cena | dinner |
| secunda mensa | dessert |
| gustatio | appetizers |
| Trojan War | Greece vs. Troy |
| Mosaic | Picture made with colored tiles |
| Fresco | Painting done on wet plaster |
| "Cave Canem" Mosaic | "Beware of the Dog" |
| Bibliotheca | Library |
| Minerva/Athena | Goddess of Wisdom & War |
| Vesta/Hestia | Goddess of Hearth & Home |
| Neptune/Poseidon | God of the Sea |
| Pluto/Hades | God of the Underworld |
| Ceres/Demeter | Goddess of Grain & Agriculture |
| Mars/Ares | God of War |
| Vulcan/Hephaestus | God of the Forge/Metalworks |
| Apollo/Apollo | God of the Sun, medicine, poetry |
| Diana/Artemis | Apollo's twin sister; Goddess of the Hunt |
| Mercury/Hermes | Messenger God |
| Caduceus | Staff carried by Mercury/Hermes |
| Venus/Aphrodite | Goddess of Love & Beauty |
| Pan | Goat-footed nature god |
| Persephone/Proserpina | Daughter of Ceres; kidnapped by Pluto |
| Hercules | Strongman Demigod who performed the 12 labors |
| 3 Names of a Roman Citizen | Praenomen, Nomen, Cognomen |
| Augustus | 1st Emperor |
| Janus | God of doorways, beginnings & ends; had 2 faces |
| Aqueducts | Structures that brought water into the city |
| Curia | Senate House |
| Basilica | Law Court |
| Forum | Rome's center of business, religion, and government |
| Denarii, Sestertii | Coins |
| Baucis & Philemon | Old couple who turned to trees |
| Echo & Narcissus | Echo cursed to repeat the last word; Narcissus admired himself & died from a broken heart |
| Apollo & Daphne | Apollo chased Daphne; she turned into a laurel tree |
