Art and Culture of Ancient Rome Vocabulary –
Part 1 (K-3)

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Buongiorno – good day in Italian language

Ancient ruins – what was left from Ancient Roman buildings

Coliseum – stadium built by Ancient Romans for sporting events

chariot – a wheeled vehicle from ancient times used in war and in races and processions

gladiator – a person engaged in a fight to the death for public entertainment in Ancient Rome

stadium – a structure with tiers of seats for spectators built around a field for sports events

Empire – territories or nations ruled by one person who could be called a King or Emperor

architecture – art and science of planning and building structures

architect – one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures

invention – a creation of the imagination

concrete – a hard building material made by mixing cement, sand, and gravel with water, developed by Ancient Romans

Roman arch – a structure, a doorway, that is curved on top and one could walk through it

aqueduct – a structure that allowed water to travel as part of a bridge going many miles from the source of the water to the areas where the water was needed

Roman Forum – a square or place where Ancient Romans would meet their friends to hear the daily news, hear speeches from their leaders, or buy and sell things or even go to school

Pantheon – the greatest Temple built by Ancient Romans to honor all their gods

Classical Period of Art – relating to Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman periods of Art

vertical – a line drawn upright or up and down

horizontal – a line drawn sideways like the top of a table, the opposite of vertical, which would be the same direction as the legs of a table

symmetrical balance – when you place an imaginary line from top to bottom on the center of a picture or painting and the amount of images is nearly the same on both sides of the line

express – to communicate your feelings or imagination visually, especially through art

self-esteem – is that nice feeling you get inside when you do something good

positive – expressed as a good thing

analogy – a way of explaining an idea by using something you already understand