| A | B |
|---|
| ad | to; toward |
| ante | before; in front of |
| circum | around |
| contra | against |
| in | in; on; into; onto |
| inter | between; among |
| per | through |
| post | after; behind |
| prope | near |
| trans | across |
| a, ab | away from |
| cum | with |
| de | about; down from |
| e, ex | out of |
| pro | for |
| sine | without |
| sub | under; beneath |
| ego | I |
| tu, te | you (s) |
| nos | we; us |
| vos | you (pl) |
| qui; quae | who; which; that |
| quis | who? |
| quid | what? |
| quot | how many? |
| unus | one |
| duo | two |
| tres | three |
| quattuor | four |
| quinque | five |
| sex | six |
| septem | seven |
| octo | eight |
| novem | nine |
| decem | ten |
| centum | a hundred |
| mille | a thousand |
| I (Roman numeral) | one |
| V (Roman numeral) | five |
| X (Roman numeral) | ten |
| L (Roman numeral) | 50 |
| C (Roman numeral) | 100 |
| D (Roman numeral) | 500 |
| M (Roman numeral) | 1000 |
| cras | tomorrow |
| heri | yesterday |
| semper | always |
| ibi | there |
| mox | soon |
| numquam | never |
| saepe | often |
| statim | immediately |
| subity | suddenly |
| tum | then |
| ubi | when; where; when?; where? |
| cur | why? |
| quomodo | how? |
| aut | or |
| et | and |
| neque | and... not |
| quod | because |
| sed | but |
| et...et | both...and |
| neque...neque | neither...nor |
| -ne (suffix) | asks a questions |
| -que (suffix) | and |
| noli, nolite | don't! |
| gratias agere | to thank |
| memoriā tenēre | to remember |
| primā luce | at first light; at dawn |
| river that runs through Rome | Tiber |
| port city near Rome at mouth of Tiber | Ostia |
| volcano that destroyed Pompeii | Vesuvius |
| largest city that was destroyed by Vesuvius | Pompeii |
| mountains that run along the Italian peninsula | Apennines |
| major road that went from Rome to southeast Italy | Via Appia |
| port city at end of the Via Appia | Brundisium |
| city in North Africa that the Romans fought in the Punic Wars | Carthage |
| ancient name for what is now France | Gallia (or Gaul) |
| ancient name for what is now Turkey | Asia Minor |
| largest city in ancient Greece | Athenae (or Athens) |
| first time period of Roman history | monarchy |
| second time period of Roman history | republic |
| third time period of Roman history | empire |
| highest ranking elected official in the republic | consul |
| first king of Rome | Romulus |
| last king of Rome | Tarquinius Superbus |
| god of the sky | Jupiter |
| god of the sea | Neptune |
| god of war | Mars |
| god of fire | Vulcan |
| god of archery, music, medicine, and truth | Apollo |
| queen of the gods; wife of Jupiter; goddess of marriage | Juno |
| goddess of the hearth and the family | Vesta |
| goddess of wisdom and war strategy | Minerva |
| messenger of the gods | Mercury |
| goddess of hunting | Diana |
| goddess of love and beauty | Venus |
| goddess of agriculture | Ceres |
| god of the underworld | Pluto |
| god of wine | Bacchus |
| two most significant hills of Rome | Palatine and Capitoline |
| flat area in north Rome originally used for military training | Campus Martius |
| temple in Rome dedicated to all the gods | Pantheon |
| structures that carried water into Rome | aqueducts |
| Roman term for bath houses | thermae |
| Roman term for race track | circus |
| Roman term for sports arena | amphitheatrum |
| Roman term for building the senate met in | curia |
| Roman term for a building used for law courts and public meetings | basilica |
| triclinium | dining room |
| culina | kitchen |
| cubiculum | bedroom |
| apartment building | insula |
| dress worn by Roman women | stola |
| formal wear for Roman men | toga |
| article of clothing worn under a toga | tunica |
| cena | dinner |
| caput | head |
| manus | hand |
| pes | foot |
| oculus | eye |
| Quid est nomen tibi? | What is your name? |
| Salve/Salvete! | Hello. |
| Gratias tibi ago. | I thank you. |
| Vale/Valete! | Goodbye. |
| Sol lucet. | The sun is shining. |
| Adsum | I am present |
| Veni, vidi, vici | I came, I saw, I conquered |
| per annum | per year; annually |
| SPQR | Senatus PopulusQue Romanus (The Senate and the people of Rome) |
| i.e. | id est (that is) |
| e.g. | exempli gratia (for example) |
| n.b. | nota bene (take note of) |
| cum laude | with praise |
| A.D. | Anno Domini (In the year of the Lord) |
| etc. | et cetera (and others) |
