| 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 |