<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"> OOC Thread  (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=84591.0)<br/> IC *Chapter One: Introductions** (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=85021.0)<br/>Characters (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=84896.0)<br/> Join (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=84379.0;topicseen)</span></span></div><hr/><br/>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b9/Gladiator_by_omeruysal.jpg) (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=85021.0)<br/><br/><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[url=http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=85021.0][IMG]http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b9/Gladiator_by_omeruysal.jpg[/img][/url]</code></pre><hr/>IC (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=85021.0)<br/><br/>Okay decided to start up the OOC thread and the Character thread will be up soon as well. The RP will start Friday so more people can join in before we start rolling into this.<br/><br/>All plotting and ideas should also be posted here. Have fun guys.<br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Common Words and Meanings</span></span></div><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Cubiculum</strong>: A bedroom.</li><li><strong>Culina:</strong> Kitchen</li><li><strong>Atrium:</strong> In the most ancient times of Rome the atrium was the area where much of family life went on. The atrium was rather like a central courtyard in the house with a rectangular opening in the roof above it (the compluvium) providing air and light. A rectangular basin in the ground (impluvium) corresponded to the opening above in order to collect rain water. All major living areas of Roman homes had direct access to the atrium.</li><li><strong>Impluvium:</strong> A rectangular section dug into the ground of the atrium into which rain water was collected as and when it fell in from the compluvium.</li><li><strong>Triclinium: </strong> The dining room</li><li><strong>Piscina: </strong>Pool/fountain in the centre of the peristyle/garden.</li><li><strong>Posticum:</strong> Back entrance to the house.</li><li><strong>Tablinum:</strong> In Rome's earliest days the tablinum was the pater familias' private study. A sort of drawing room or lounge.</li><li><strong>Oecus:</strong> A hall which could be used for receptions and meetings with friends.</li><li><strong>*</strong> Villas would even have their own roman baths. In their simplest form there would be two rooms: the first would be used as changing room and as <strong>Tepidarium</strong> (luke warm water bath). The second was the <strong>Caldarium</strong> (Hot water bath). The rooms would have few if any windows in order to preserve the heat of the water. The bath might therefore be excavated in a basement area where it would be easiest to conserve heat.<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>*</strong>The richest houses would have an extra bath called a <strong>Frigidarium</strong> (an indoor cold bath) and a<strong> Natatio</strong> (an open air swimming pool).<br/></li></ul></li></ul><div align="center">(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb395/Angzyn/RomanHome.png)<br/>(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb395/Angzyn/RomanHome2.png)</div>