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Vocab Pompeii #2
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History
12th Grade
10/24/2012

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Culina
Definition
kitchen of a roman house
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denarius
Definition
silver coin used for major purpose (e.g. land/slaves)
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domus
Definition
house; household
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Duovir/Duumvir
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one of two equal magistrates elected annually to preside over the decurion with law-giving powers
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dionysus
Definition
greek god adapted to Bacchus; god of wine
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Epicureanism
Definition
system of philosophy that followed the teachings of the Greek epicurus, that the highest good in life is pleasure
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epigraphy
Definition
study of inscriptions
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ethics
Definition
the principles or rules of conduct recognised in respect to human behaviour
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eumachia
Definition
high priestess of the imperial cult, after whom the eumachia building is named
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familia
Definition
family; the roman familia includes all persons under the control of the paterfamilias including slaves
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fauces
Definition
the entrance passage leading from the street into the interior of a house/building
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Forum
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the public square of a Roman city which acted both as a marketplace and centre for business and justice
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frigidarium
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room in a bathhouse for cooling off
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frescoes
Definition
wall paintings on plaster
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fullers
Definition
those who washed and dyed cloth
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fullonica
Definition
laundry
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garum
Definition
fish sauce
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hellenistic
Definition
pertaining to the culture in which greek characteristics were modified by foreign elements after the time of Alexander the Great
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Hypocastum
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small narrow spaces under the floor through which hot air circulated
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Impluvium
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rainwater basin in centre of the atrium, directly under compluvium
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insula/insulae
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city bloc isolated by four streets; the buildings that comprised and insula were sometimes under a single ownership.
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