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Taberna, ae
Store or warehouse.
Tabularium
Public archives, registry or registry office.
Talentum
See libra.
Talus
Metatarsal; bne of the fingers used by the Geeeks and Romans as a gaming piece.
Taurobolium
Sacrifice of a bull dedicated to the mother of the gods.
Tegula, ae
Rectangular roof-tile with lateral edges.
Tegula mamata
Clay plate, similar to a tegula, having in one of the faces four saliencies (mamae) that were destined to be applied on a wall, leaving between this and the tiles an empty space that, linked to the hipocaustum, maintain hot the walls of the rooms of the baths.
Temenos
Sacred limit (of a temple or of a sanctuary).
Tepidarium
Warm compartment in the Romans baths.
Terra sigilatta
Ceramic deluxe whose vessels were frequently marked with a stamp (sigillum) of the potter.
Tessela, ae
Small piece of stone or glass, cubic in shape and used in the making of mosaics.
Tessera, ae
Game piece; ticket which gave certain rights to the holder in public or private places.
Tessis
Weight, multiple of a libra equivalent to three librae.
Tetrarchy
A type of government instigated by Diocletian in 293 a.D. whereby two Augusti were Diocletian and Maximian, the Caesars Galerius and Constantius.
Tetrastyle
Enriched with four columns.
Theatre
Building of semicircular plant.
Thermae
Public or private bathing and recreational complex, which generally included a caldarium, tepidarium, frigidarium, and palestra and/or gymnasium. Large municipal thermae might also include latrines, convention rooms, a library, music rooms, etc.
Tibia
See aulos.
Tombstone
Stone that contains an inscription to commemorate a occurence, to celebrate the memory of somebody, to execute a vote, or to invoke a divinity.
Tremis
Gold coin equivalent to one third of a solidus.
Triclinium
Dining room with one end occupied by three couches.
Triens
Weight, submultiple of a libra, equivalent to four ounces.
Trutina
See statera
Tufo
Lacustrine deposit of calcareous, including other materials, organic and inorganic.
Tywer
Tube that drives the air of the bellows to the nozzle of the forge.
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