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ROMAN VOCAB PART 1

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hypocaust
underflood heating chamber. hot air passed from furnace to warm building..
gladiator
armed man who fout to the DEATH. slaves or criminals.
forum
large open sqare
emperor
supreme ruler of roman empire
colosseum
large amphitheater where gladiator contests were held
consul
one or two supreme heads of state that were elected each year.
cohort
army of 600-800 men
cloaca
large underground drain.
cloaca maxima in use today
century
unit of roman army made of 60-80 men
centurion
army officer in charge of a century
civilized
"civitas" citizens of rome
circus
racetrack or circle
cauldarium
hot room for roman baths
caesar
hairy one. julius caesar
adopted from agustus in 27 AD> up until 117 AD hadrian.
britannia
roman proviance of britan (england) conqueered by claudius in 43 AD and abandoned in 410 AD.
barbarian
forigener. later, uncivilized, violent germanic attacking tribes
auditorium
latin word meaning place for listing
aqueduct
channel for carrying main water suply, build above ground with stone arches
triumvariate
group of three in government
proletariat
laboring class
spqur
senatus populusque romanus
mercenary
one that serves for wages
dictator
a person granded absolute emergancy power
assembly
legislative body
veto
athoritive prohibitation
century
subdivision of roman legion
paterfamilias
male head of household
gravitas
high seriousness
republic
government in which people vote on all
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