Download Roman Republican Era/The Era in which Rome was ruled by the

Roman Republican Era/The Era in which Rome was ruled by the Senate and its assembly.
Patrician/Any member of a group of citizen families who formed the “privileged class” in early Rome.
Plebeian/The part of the Roman population whose origin was among the conquered nations.
Atriums/The townhouses with central courtyards that the Patricians lived in.
Insulae/The three or four story apartment houses that the Plebeians lived in.
Naturalistic Art/The type artwork that closely resembles forms of the “natural” world….
Colosseum/Considered one of the most important pieces of art and architecture during the time of the
Roman Empire.
Vespasian/The construction of the Coliseum began with this Flavian Emperor…
Flavian/The Roman Emperors who were originally of Italian “Elite”, but not of Roman decent.
Gladiators/The criminals, slaves, and prisoners of war who had lost their citizenship rights and forced to
entertain the Roman elite through games, and battles in the Coliseum.
Rhetoric/The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively.
Sophist/The Greek philosophers and teachers who speculated on theology, metaphysics, and the
sciences.
Ludus/ A school were individuals were taught to fight by people called Lanistae.
Grammaticus/A form of secondary school which boys of wealthy families attended. The languages and
grammar of Greece and Rome were taught in these schools.
Oratory/The art of public speaking, using eloquence and skill to make persuasive and influential
speeches to the public.
Isocrates/A Rhetorician that had major influence on the liberal education and oratory in Rome. His
theories influenced Cicero and Quintilian.
Cicero/The Roman senator who wrote De Oratorio.
De Oratorio/A book meant to instruct Roman Orators, in order to create more effective Orators in the
Ludus, and Grammaticus.
Institutio Oratoria/Quintilian’s theory on rhetoric and pedagogy, compiled in twelve separate books.