ART 271 - Vocabulary Ancient Greece and Rome

Test 3

Amphitheater

a round of oval open-air theater with seats sloping down toward the central performance area

Attributes

symbols, and domains associated with the gods, heroes, or even abstract concepts

Augur

a priest and official, interpreted the will of the gods by observing natural signs

Basilica

a longitudinal building with multiple aisles and an apse, typically located at the east end

Damnatio Memoriae

the condemnation of emperors after their deaths

Domus

house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen

Fresco

a wall or ceiling painting on wet plaster, wet pigment merged with plaster

Forum

an open area at the center of a Roman town where people shopped, worshiped, and participated in political or judicial activities

Hellenized

The spread of Greek culture, language, and identity to non-Greek peoples

Insulae

multi-story, often cramped, apartment blocks in ancient Rome and other Roman cities that housed the majority of the urban population

Oculus

a round, eye-like opening in a ceiling or roof

Pantheon

A former Roman temple, “"temple of all gods"

Pax Romana

a period of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire

Spolia

building materials or reliefs salvaged from other works and reused in a different structure

Velarium

a large awning of a type used in ancient Rome to cover a theater or amphitheater as a protection against the weather

Veristic

extremely or strictly naturalistic