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== Culture of ancient Rome == [[File:Colosseum Colosseo Coliseum (8082864097).jpg|thumb|The [[Colosseum]], the largest amphitheatre ever built]] [[File:Pont du Gard BLS.jpg|thumb|[[Pont du Gard]], a Roman aqueduct built circa 40–60 AD]] [[File:Sbeitla 07.jpg|thumb|Back side of the [[Archaeological site of Sbeitla|Roman temples of Sbeitla]], Tunisia]] [[File:Taormina-Teatro Greco01.JPG|thumb|The ancient theatre of Taormina]] [[File:Scena di commedia, musici ambulanti, da villa di cecerone a pompei, 9985, 03.JPG|thumb|Trio of musicians playing an [[aulos]], cymbala, and [[tympanum (hand drum)|tympanum]] (mosaic from [[Pompeii]])]] [[Image:Pompeii - Casa dei Vettii - Pasiphae.jpg|thumb|[[Daedalus]] and [[Pasiphaë]], Roman fresco in the [[House of the Vettii]], [[Pompeii]], first century AD]] [[File:Roman masks.png|thumb|Theatrical masks of Tragedy and Comedy, Roman mosaic, 2nd century AD]] [[File:Età romana, orecchini in oro e pietre dure.JPG|thumb|Ancient Roman earrings]] [[File:Munich Cup Diatretum 22102016 1.jpg|thumb|Roman [[cage cup]], ca. 400 AD (Collection [[Staatliche Antikensammlung]], Munich)]] [[File:Roma_2011_08_22_Museo_Civiltà_Romana_colonnato_fronte.jpg|thumb|[[Museum of Roman Civilization]], a museum in Rome devoted to aspects of the Ancient Roman civilization]] [[File:Temple of Apollo (7238818732) détail.jpg|thumb|Sundial at the [[Temple of Apollo (Pompeii)]]]] [[Culture of ancient Rome]] === Architecture of ancient Rome === [[Ancient Roman architecture]] * [[Roman Architectural Revolution]] **[[Roman concrete]] * [[Roman brick]] Types of buildings and structures * [[Roman amphitheatre]] **[[List of Roman amphitheatres]] * [[Roman aqueduct]] **[[List of aqueducts in the city of Rome]] **[[List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire]] * [[Roman bridge]] ** [[List of Roman bridges]] * [[List of Roman canals|Roman canal]] * [[Circus (building)|Roman circus]] * [[List of Roman cisterns|Roman cistern]] * [[List of Roman dams and reservoirs|Roman dams and reservoirs]] * [[Ancient Roman defensive walls|Roman defensive walls]] * [[List of Roman domes|Roman domes]] * [[Forum (Roman)|Forum]] ** [[Roman Forum]] ***[[List of monuments of the Roman Forum]] * [[Roman gardens]] * [[Horreum|Roman horreum]] * [[Insula (building)]] * [[Roman roads]] * [[List of Greco-Roman roofs|Roman roofs]] * [[Roman temple]] **[[List of Ancient Roman temples]] * [[Roman theatre (structure)|Roman theatre]] ** [[List of Roman theatres]] * [[Thermae]] ** [[List of Roman public baths]] * [[Tholos (Ancient Rome)|Tholos]] * [[List of Roman triumphal arches|Roman triumphal arches]] * [[Roman villa]] **[[Villa rustica]] === Art in ancient Rome === [[Roman art]] *[[Art collection in ancient Rome]] * Decorative arts of ancient Rome **[[Ancient Roman pottery]] **[[Roman glass]] **[[Roman mosaic]] * [[Latin literature|Literature]] ** [[Augustan literature (ancient Rome)|Augustan literature]] *** [[Augustan poetry]] * [[Ancient Roman music|Music of ancient Rome]] * Painting of ancient Rome ** [[Pompeian Styles]] * Sculpture of ancient Rome **[[Roman sculpture]] **[[Roman portraiture]] * [[Theatre of ancient Rome]] * [[Ancient Roman bathing|Bathing in ancient Rome]] * [[Roman calendar|Calendar]] **[[Julian calendar]] * [[Ancient Roman cuisine|Cuisine of ancient Rome]] **[[Food and dining in the Roman Empire]] **[[Baking in ancient Rome]] ** [[Ancient Rome and wine|Wine in Roman culture]] ***[[Alban wine]] ***[[Caecuban wine]] ***[[Falernian wine]] * [[Education in ancient Rome]] **[[Athenaeum (ancient Rome)|Athenaeum]] **[[Paedagogus (occupation)|Paedagogus]] * Fashion in ancient Rome ** [[Clothing in ancient Rome]] ***[[Abolla]] ***[[Palla (garment)|Palla]] ***[[Pallium (Roman cloak)|Pallium]] ***[[Stola]] ***[[Synthesis (clothing)|Synthesis]] ***[[Toga]] ****[[Angusticlavia]] ***[[Trabea]] ** [[Cosmetics in Ancient Rome]] ** [[Roman hairstyles]] ***[[Caesar cut]] ** [[Roman jewelry]] * [[Roman festivals|Festivals]] ** [[Ludi Romani]] ** [[Lupercalia]] ** [[Saturnalia]] * [[Fiction set in ancient Rome]] * [[Roman folklore]] * [[Roman jokes]] * [[Legacy of the Roman Empire]] **[[Museum of Roman Civilization]] * [[Medicine in ancient Rome]] ** [[Dentistry in ancient Rome]] ** [[Disability in ancient Rome]] ** [[Disease in Imperial Rome]] ** [[Food and diet in ancient medicine]] ** [[Gynecology in ancient Rome]] ** [[Medical community of ancient Rome]] ** [[Mental illness in ancient Rome]] ** [[Surgery in ancient Rome]] * [[Roman naming conventions|Naming conventions]] * People in ancient Rome **[[List of ancient Romans]] * [[Roman philosophy|Philosophy in ancient Rome]] * Public entertainment ** [[Chariot racing]] ** [[Gladiator|Gladiator combat]] ** ''[[Ludi]]'' * [[Sexuality in ancient Rome]] ** [[Homosexuality in ancient Rome]] ** [[Prostitution in ancient Rome|Prostitution]] * [[Ancient Roman technology|Technology]] ** [[Roman engineering|Engineering in ancient Rome]] ** [[Ancient Roman units of measurement|Units of measurement]] ***[[Roman timekeeping]] ** [[Sanitation in ancient Rome]] === Social order in ancient Rome === [[File:Augustus Prima Porta BM GR1812.6-15.1.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Augustus]], possibly the most famous example of [[adoption in Ancient Rome]]]] [[File:Carthage museum mosaic 1.jpg|thumb|Mosaic depicting two female slaves (''ancillae'') attending their mistress ([[Carthage National Museum]])]] * [[Associations in Ancient Rome]] **[[Collegium (ancient Rome)|Collegium]] * ''[[Dignitas (Roman concept)|Dignitas]]'' * [[Family in ancient Rome]] ** [[Pater familias]] ** [[Adoption in ancient Rome]] ** [[Birth registration in ancient Rome]] ** [[Childhood in ancient Rome]] * [[Marriage in ancient Rome]] ** [[Confarreatio]] ** [[Diffarreation]] ** [[Manus marriage]] ** [[Weddings in ancient Rome]] * ''[[Mos maiorum]]'' * [[Patronage in ancient Rome]] * [[Roman citizenship]] * [[Romanization (cultural)|Romanization]] * [[Slavery in ancient Rome]] * [[Social class in ancient Rome]] ** [[Patrician (ancient Rome)|Patricians]] ** [[Equites]] ** [[Plebs]] ***[[Conflict of the Orders]] ***[[Secessio plebis]] ** [[Equestrian order]] ** [[Gens]] ** [[Roman tribe|Tribes]] ** [[Poverty in ancient Rome]] * [[Women in ancient Rome]] ** [[Naming conventions for women in ancient Rome]] === Religion in ancient Rome === [[File:MaisonCarrée.jpeg|thumb|The [[Maison Carrée]] in Nîmes, a mid-sized provincial temple of the [[Augustus|Augustan]] [[Imperial cult (ancient Rome)|imperial cult]]]] [[File:Zeus pompei.JPG|thumb|[[Jupiter (god)|Jupiter]] holding a staff, with eagle and globe, a fresco from the Casa dei Dioscuri, Pompeii]] [[Religion in ancient Rome]] * [[History of Christianity|Christianity]] * [[Roman imperial cult|Imperial cult]] * [[Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire]] * [[Religious persecution in the Roman Empire]] ==== Roman mythology ==== [[Roman mythology]] * [[Roman Gods]] ** [[Capitoline Triad]] ***[[Juno (mythology)|Juno]] ***[[Jupiter (god)|Jupiter]] ***[[Minerva]] * Heroes ** [[Hercules in ancient Rome]] *** [[Great Altar of Hercules]] *** [[Temple of Hercules Victor]] * [[Roma (mythology)|Roma (deity)]] ==== Roman religious institutions ==== [[File:L'Image et le Pouvoir - Portrait d'Antonin le Pieux 02.jpg|thumb|200px|Portrait of the emperor [[Antoninus Pius]] in ritual attire]] [[File:Feldkirchen Sittich Filialkirche hll Philipp und Jakob Turmuhr 24122015 2611.jpg|thumb|[[Roman numerals]]]] * [[Collegium Pontificum]] ** [[Vestal Virgin]] ** [[Rex Sacrorum]] ** [[Pontifex maximus]] ** [[Flamen]] * [[Augur]] * [[Quindecimviri sacris faciundis]] * [[Epulones]] {{see also|Etruscan mythology|Persecution of religion in ancient Rome}} ==== Roman religious practices ==== * Animal sacrifice ** [[Lustratio]] **[[October Horse]] **[[Taurobolium]] * [[Roman funerary practices]] **[[Roman funerary art]] **[[Ancient Roman sarcophagi|Roman sarcophagi]] === Language in ancient Rome === [[Latin]] * [[Romance languages]] * [[History of Latin]] ** [[Old Latin]] ** [[Classical Latin]] ** [[Vulgar Latin]] * [[Latin alphabet]] **[[Latin letters used in mathematics]] * [[Roman numerals]] * [[List of Latin phrases|Latin phrases]] * Latin-script calligraphy **[[Roman cursive]] **[[Roman square capitals]] **[[Rustic capitals]] [[Languages of the Roman Empire]]
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