Roman Urban Society and Organization

Vocabulary flashcards covering the urban structure, city planning, and social hierarchy of Roman society based on lecture notes.

Roman Cities (Ciutats)

The most vital centers of the empire, serving as the hubs of political, administrative, cultural, commercial, craft/artisan, and religious life.

Cardo

The main north-to-south axis street used in the Roman grid layout plan.

Decumanus

The main east-to-west axis street used in the Roman grid layout plan.

Caput Mundi

A designation meaning 'center of the world' given to Rome, which had approximately one million inhabitants.

Patricians (Patricis) and Plebeians (Plebeus)

The two social groups that constituted the free citizen class (lliures) in Roman society.

Clients (Clients)

Semi-free members of Roman society who performed work in exchange for a wage (sou).

Freedmen (Lliberts)

Semi-free members of Roman society who were former slaves that attained their freedom.

Slaves (Esclaus)

The non-citizen, unfree population forming the base of the urban slave society (societat esclavista i urbana).