LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
Academia

Urbs

The city

Rome and its buildings: forum and temple, circus and amphitheatre, baths, bridges and aqueducts.

  1. Romathe chief town of Italy, and long the mistress of the ancient world. CONTENTS. Page Situation 719 Climate 721 PART I.--HISTORY OF THE……558 min read
  2. ForumAs the plan of the present work does not include a topographical description of the various fora at Rome, the following article only contains a brief statement of the pur…8 min read
  3. Circusa building used by the Romans for chariot races and other amusements, the general form of which was derived from the ἱππόδρομος of the Greeks: see HIPPODROMUS Its name is…31 min read
  4. Amphitheatrum(ἀμφιθέατρον a description of building arranged for the exhibition of combats of gladiators, and wild beasts, and ships, which constituted the ludi amphitheatrales. [GLAD…27 min read
  5. ThermaeEth. Thermitanus was the name of two cities in Sicily, both of which derived their name from their position in the neighbourhood of hot springs. 1. The northern Thermae, …1 min read
  6. Aquaeductus--literally, a water-conduit--would, of course, properly describe any channel for the passage of water; but the word is used especially for the magnificent structures……35 min read
  7. Basilicaa building which served as a court of law and an exchange, or……16 min read
  8. TemplumIt will be well to preface the important part of this article, which relates to temple buildings, by a few remarks about the strict meaning of the word templum, and the d…75 min read
  9. Curiasignifies both a division of the Roman people and the place of assembly for such a division. Various etymologies of the word have been proposed. Varro (de Ling. Lat. 5.32…4 min read
  10. BalneaeBalineae, Balneum, Balineum, Thermae (ἀσάμινθος, βαλανεῖον, λοετρόν, λουτρόν). GREEK BATHS. Bathing was a practice familiar to the Greeks of both sexes from the earliest …54 min read
  11. Ponsa bridge. One central idea, round which many curious beliefs and pieces of ritual are grouped, is that the erection of a bridge is an impious act--an injury done to the g…14 min read
  12. Domusa house. I. Pre-historic. One……114 min read
  13. Insulaor FNSULA ALLOBROGUM, in Gallia Narbonensis. Livy (21.31), after describing Hannibal's passage of the Rhone, says that he directed his march on the east side towards the …3 min read