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This index page collects the articles in Smith's Dictionary on Roman daily life. For general information about the Dictionary, and for about 600 articles on other topics, see its homepage.
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Some 70 articles are listed on
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Vinum (wine) • Calida (mulled wine, punch) • Cerevisia (beer) • Coena (dinner) • Comissatio (drinking bout) |
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Abacus (sideboard) - (tray) • Arca • Armarium • Candela • Candelabrum • Capsa • Carchesium • Cathedra • Fax (torch) • Follis (bellows) • Guttus (pitcher) • Incitega (amphora stand) • Laterna (lantern) • Lectus (bed, couch) • Lucerna (lamp) • Mantele/Mappa (napkin) • Mensa (table) • Pluteus (part of a bed; shelving) • Sella (chair) • Speculum (mirror) • Tapes (carpets) • Torus • Urceus (pitcher) • Velum |
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Abacus (gameboard) • Agonothetae (sports judges) • Alea (games of chance) • Athletae • Ceroma • Cestus (boxing gloves with a kick) • Cottabos • Follis (ball) • Fritillus (dice box) • Gymnasium (and gymnastics) • Halteres (weightlifting) • Lampadephoria (relay race) • Lucta (wrestling) • Palaestra • Pancratium • Pentathlon • Petaurum • Pila (ball; includes Harpastum) • Pugilatus (boxing) • Talus (knucklebones) • Tesserae (dice) |
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Acetabulum • Amphora • Colum (pierced spoon or ladle) • Cupa (wine vat) • Cyathus (ladle) • Lanx (serving platter) • Ligula (spoon) • Mortarium • Murrhina Vasa • Olla (jar, pot) • Patera (plate, paten, saucer) • Patina (plate, bowl) • Rhyton (drinking-horn) • Salinum (salt cellar) • Trua/Trulla (pierced spoon, trowel) • Urceus (pitcher) • Urna • Vitrum (glass) |
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Buccina (horn) • Canticum • Cornu (horn) • Crotalum (similar to castanets) • Cymbalum • Fescennina • Hydraula (hydraulic organ) • Lituus • Sambuca (harp) • Lyra (lyre) • Sistrum • Syrinx (Pan pipes) • Testudo • Tibia (flute, pipes) • Tintinnabulum (bell) • Tuba (trumpet) • Tympanum (tambourine and similar instruments) |
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Accensi • Agrimensores • Aliptae (masseurs and trainers) • Amanuensis • Anteambulones • Aquarii • Archiater (high-powered doctor) • Balatro (jester) • Calculator • Carnifex (executioner) • Fullo (cleaners) • Gladiatores • Librarii • Librator • Mensores • Notarii • Procurator • Publicans • Scribae • Stratores |
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Scalptura
(engraving and cameo work)
See also
Architecture
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Fescennina
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Hospitium
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Jusjurandum
(oaths)
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Nomen
(Roman names)
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Serta
(garlanding houses and temples)
Sportula
For marriage, weddings, and related questions,
see the index of law articles |
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Slavery • Anteambulones • Aquarii • Arca • Capsarii • Carnifex • Ergastulum (chain gang prison) • Flagrum (cat-o'nine-tails) • Pedisequi • Volones (slaves in the army) |
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Amphitheatrum • Bestiarii • Circus • Desultor • Funambulus (tightrope walker) • Gladiatores • Naumachia • Saltatio (dance) • Venatio (animal slaughters) |
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Calendarium
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Chronologia
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Dies
(the day)
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Feriae
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Lustrum
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Nundinae
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