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Welcome to the Glossary. This is an alphabetical list of words with explanations. All the words feature in the web site.
Amphitheatre - |
A place where Romans went to watch animals and people fighting |
| Aqueduct - |
A system of pipes and channels which brings clean water into towns |
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Barbarian - |
A person who lived outside the Roman Empire, seen as having a violent nature. |
| Basilica - |
A large building where town business was carried out (like a modern Town Hall) |
| Camouflage - |
An aid designed to hide or disguise something |
| Cavalry - |
Soldiers who fight on horseback |
| Chariot - |
Cart with two wheels pulled by horses. Romans raced chariots, and Celtic warriors rode into battle on them. |
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Election - |
Process where people vote to choose the people they want to be in charge. Elections are often held to decide who will govern a country |
| Forum - |
Open space in the middle of a town for markets and meeting people (like a market square) |
| Gladiator - |
A slave trained to fight other gladiators or animals in amphitheatres. |
| Hypocaust - |
Roman central heating - It works by hot air flowing through gaps between walls and flooring |
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Latin - |
The language spoken and written by the Romans |
| Legend - |
A story made up about people in the past |
| Mosaic- |
A pattern made from coloured pieces of stones and pottery. |
| Myth - |
A made up story often about gods and spirits which is told to explain things about the world. |
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Pedagogue - |
A Roman slave who was trained as a teacher.
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| Professional- |
A person trained to do a special job in exchange for payment (wages). |
| Republic - |
A country without a king, queen or emperor. The people who rule it are elected. France, Italy and Germany are countries today which are republics. |
| Roman Governor - |
The ruler of Roman Britain, who worked for the Roman Emperor. |
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Sacred - |
Something that is believed to be holy and to have a special connection with a god or gods. |
| Senate - |
The Roman government, made up of senators. |
| Senator - |
A person elected to be part of the government. Some countries today, like the U.S.A., still have senators. |
| Sewage - |
The dirty water and worse which is poured down sewers from drains and lavatories. |
| Sewers - |
Pipes or tunnels that carry away sewage |
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Slave - |
Someone sold to another person to work for them for free. They don't have any rights or freedom. |
| Strigil - |
A metal object used in Baths to scrape sweat, dirt and excess oil off. |
| Stylus - |
A metal pen for scratching words into wax on wooden tablets. |
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Tax - |
Money or items given to the government. This payment helped to pay for things like soldiers in the army and building roads. |
| Tribe - |
A group of people who live in one part of a country and are ruled by a chief. |
| Underworld - |
A gloomy place where Romans believed your soul went after you died. |
| Villa - |
A large house in the country. Some villas were farmhouses and some were like palaces.
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Warrior - |
A trained soldier, someone who has had lots of experience in wars. |
| Wreath - |
A hand made ring of leaves or flowers. |
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