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Long, comfortable piece of furniture for lying on when eating food Cold bathing pool at a public bath house
Person (often a slave or criminal) who would fight to the death for the entertainment of the Roman public
Type of sword
Emperor of the Roman Empire between 117 and 138 AD
Half of a sphere
Ancient version of underfloor heating where hot air was used to heat water from beneath
Apartment blocks Toilets
Commander of a
Group of about 5,000 soldiers
Soldiers, who were usually grouped into a Latin for ‘games’ or athletic competitions
Wall or floor decoration made up of lots of tiny pieces of material called
Military
Circular window
Port town about 25 kilometres from Rome
Impressive building first used as a temple for worshipping Roman gods and goddesses
Reed stems used to make a paper-like material Well-off Roman citizens
The group of soldiers that protected an emperor Person who makes sculptures
Place of worship Living room
Warm bathing pool at a public bath house
Fragments of marble, glass, pottery, tile, shell or stone, often cut into squares
Latin for ‘tortoise’ and a form of defence in which soldiers used their shields to form a protective shell
Three-pronged spear
Victory parade for a commander or emperor who had achieved an important military deed
Monument to celebrate an important person or event, including at least one archway for a procession to pass through
Large country residence of a well-off Roman family
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