| A | B |
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| compluvium | Opening in roof for light present in the atrium |
| cubiculum | the bedroom or a private room in the Roman house |
| culina | Kitchen of a Roman house |
| fasces | Bundle of wooden rods (sometimes with an axe) which represented the power of the magistrae of Rome |
| frescoes | Water based painting usually done on a wall or ceiling |
| hortus | Garden area for decorative purposes |
| impluvium | a pool located in the center of the household used to collect rainwater used for multiple purposes in the atrium |
| insulae | Apartment building |
| lararium | Shrine or chapel for the household Roman gods |
| latrina | the toilet or the washroom in the Roman house |
| mosaics | a piece of artwork created by the assembly of small pieces of colored glass. Created in Rome |
| peristylium | a courtyard (usually surrounded by colmns) whuch was a walk around area |
| sella | A chair in which magistrates (poweful government officials) would sit |
| tabella | A wood tablet used for writing |
| tablinum | Study area for the leader of the house hold to do business work or writing |
| triclinium | Dining room (usually containg three chairs) in which the diners would recline |
| atrium | the main room and reception hall of a roman house |
