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paterfamilias
Oldest living male in a Roman household, and head of the family
familia
Family and wider household, including slaves
materfamilias
Woman married to the paterfamilias
matrona
A girl once she is married
manumissio
Legal process of a slave becoming free
toga praetexta
Boy hood toga, had a purple border
toga virilis
Toga of manhood, plain white
bulla
Special amulet worn by boys, worn until safely reaching adulthood
dies lustricus
9 days after birth
lanula
Equivalent to a bulla for girls, crescent moon-shaped pendant to ward off evil spirits.
stilus
Pointed stylus used to write on a wax tablet
tabula
Wooden tablet coated with a thin film of wax, used for writing
papyrus
Thick paper material made out of reeds
paedogous
Tutor/educated family slave, who accompanies boys to school
litterator
Teacher of the first stage of education
grammaticus
Teacher of the second stage of education
rhetor
Teacher of the third stage of education
cum manu
Marriage where the husband had guardianship over his wife
sine manu
Marriage where the wife’s family retained her guardianship
Lares; Lar familiaris
Protective spirits of specific places; protective spirit of family
lararium
Household shrine to the lares
Penates
Household gods of the family, especially of their prosperity and food
necropolis
Ancient cemetery containing many tombs
catacomb
Underground burial site for bodies- not considered to be within the city walls
columbarium
Building which housed funerary urns
manes
Spirits of the dead
imagines
Funerary masks/portraits of ancestors
Parentalia
Festival in honour of the dead and ancestors
Lemuria
Festival with household rites to appease the restless spirits of the dead
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