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Glossary

Fy nghariad (Vee nn-har-ee-ad) - Welsh for 'my sweetheart'

Gaius Suetonius Paulinus (Guy-is Sue-tone-ee-is Paul-lin-is) - a Roman general and governor of Britannia, best known as the commander who defeated the rebellion of Boudicca.

Gratias tibi (Grah-tee-as tee-bee) - Latin for 'thank you'

Gwyn ap Nudd (Gwin app Nudth) - king of the fae folk and ruler of the underworld in Welsh mythology, said to roam the skies at night with his wild pack of demons known as the Wild Hunt

Honoria (On-nor-ree-ah) - the fictional wife of Aurelius

Hypogeum (High-podge-ee-um) - the name for the area beneath the Colosseum

Ilar (Ill-ar) - fictional brother of Enid

Intrabit (Inn-trah-bit) - Latin for 'enter'

Ioan (Yo-in) - fictional father of Enid and chieftain of the village

Ita (Ee-tah) - Latin for 'yes'

Julia Laelia Maxima (Jew-lee-ah Lay-lee-ah Max-ih-mah) - fictional sister of Gaius Suetonius Paulinus

Justus Julius Septimius (Just-is Jew-lee-is Sept-tih-mee-is) - fictional nephew of Gaius Suetonius Paulinus

Lares (Lar-is) - a Roman guardian deity that protected the Roman household

Legatus (Leg-gate-is) - the highest ranking officer in a Roman legion

Legio IX Hispana (Ledge-ee-oh Hiss-pan-nah) - the Ninth Iberian Legion

Legionary (Liege-on-air-ee) - a professional heavy infantryman of the Roman army

Lucius Justus Septimius (Loo-shee-is Just-is Sept-tih-mee-is) - fictional son of Justus

Mabon (Mah-bon) - mid-harvest festival from Welsh mythology

Marcella (Mar-sell-uh) - Enid's slavehood name

Martius (Marsh-ee-us) - the 1st month of the Roman calendar

Mater (Mah-ter) - Latin for 'mother'

Mea (May-ah) - Latin for 'my' (feminine form)

Milites Medici (Mill-ih-tis Meh-dee-see) - Roman military doctor

Mulsum (Mull-sum) - a popular wine and honey mixture

Nepos (Nay-poss) - Latin for 'grandson'

Pater (Pah-ter) - Latin for 'father'

Peristylium (Pear-is-stye-lee-um) - private Roman garden

Populi (Pop-you-lee) - Latin for 'people'

Quaestor (Kay-stor) - a public official in Ancient Rome

Quintus Petillius Cerialis (Quin-tis Pet-till-lee-is Kare-ee-ah-lis) - a Roman general and administrator who served in Britain during Boudicca's rebellion; he was the legate of Legio IX Hispania

Rufus Quintus Septimius (Roo-fis Kwin-tis Sept-i-mee-is) - fictional grandson of Julia and cousin of Lucius

Servii (Sair-vee) - the class of slaves

Sesterces (Ses-ter-seas) - Roman coin worth about $2; plural form is sestertii

Solea (Sole-ee-ah) - sandals worn only in the house

Stola (Stole-ah) - similar to the toga, it was worn by women. Above the girdle, upwards it was open at the sides and fastened at the shoulders. It was worn over the tunic, which made the main dress of everyone in the Roman Empire

Tablinum (Tab-lin-um) - the office of the man of the house

Telyn (Tay-lin) - fictional sweetheart of Enid

Tullia (Tool-lee-ah) - fictional cook in the Septimius household

Toga praetexta (Toh-gah prey-text-tah) - a tunic bordered by purple; worn by the children of upper classes until youths reached manhood and girls were married off

Valdete (Val-det-ae) - Latin form of farewell

Venta Icenorum (Vent-tah Ice-sen-nor-um) - a Roman fort-town in the area of the tribal Iceni; now modern-day Caistor St. Edmund in Norfolk, England

Vexillatio (Vex-ill-ah-tee-oh) - a detachment of a Roman legion formed as a temporary task force created by the Roman army of the Principate. It was named from the standard carried by legionary detachments, the vexillum (plural vexilla), which bore the emblem and name of the parent legio