A | B |
bulla | protective charm worn around the neck of children |
Juno | patron of women in childbirth; protector of girls |
exposure | method of infanticide |
Hercules | protector of boys |
toga virilis | toga of manhood |
Feliciter! | congratulations to the couple |
burial clubs | provided funerals for plebeians |
kissing mouth of deceased | to catch their last breath |
location of burials | outside city limits |
patricians | highest social class; could trace ancestry back to beginning of Rome |
equestrians | wealthy merchant class |
plebeians | lower class |
toga | only worn by male citizens of Rome |
praenomen | equivalent to a first name |
nomen | identified extended family or clan |
cognomen | last name which indicated the branch of the family to which the person belonged |
paterfamilias | male head of the family |
familia | Roman family |