Roman Empire Vocab

The center of most of the important public activities of the city Rome and its empire.

• Acropolis

• Forum

• Rule of law

• Paterfamilias

The idea that people should live according to a set of agreed-upon laws

• Forum

• Declaration

• Golden rule

• Rule of Law

The oldest male of a roman household. His word was law for the family.

• patriarch

• paterfamilias

• colosseum

• father

A large Roman Stadium primarily used for chariot races.

• Colosseum

• Circus Maximus

• Stable

• Triumphal Arch

A large arena in Rome where gladiator contests and other games and sporting events were held.

• Colosseum

• Circus Maximus

• Stadium

• Field

The name for the Eastern Roman Empire, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. It lasted about 500 to 1453 C.E.

• Renaissance

• Neolithic Empire

• Roman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

a great flowering of culture based on classical Greek and Roman ideas that began in Italy around 1300 and spread throughout Europe.

• Renaissance

• The Golden Age

• Patron

• Aqueduct

A person who promotes artistic activities by paying for new works and supporting artists.

• artist

• philanthropist

• patron

• donor

A large monument in the shape of an arch that celebrates a leader or a military victory

• Celebration Arch

• Triumphal Arch

• St Louis Arch

• Colosseum

A pipe or channel built to carry water over a long distance

• sewer system

• drain

• canal

• aqueduct