AD- “anno domini” in the year of the Lord

Archeologists- historian who studies prehistory

Avenge- to take revenge for ones death

Bum roll- a crescent shaped pillow that middle classwomen in the 16th and 17th centuries used to wear under their skirts to make them stand out a little on the sides

Corset- close fitting undergarment

curator- janitor

Elliptical- oval

Excavate- to dig up

Hissaralik- hill

Kirtle- a lined, front-lacing bodice with steel boning and two-piece metal eyelet- reinforced lacing holes in the center front

Labyrinth- a maze in which the Minotaur was confined

Magma- hot, melted rock that erupts from the top of a volcano

Minoan-a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete

Minotaur-a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man

Neolithic- of or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age beginning around 10,000 B.C. in the Middle East

Oath- a promise

oligarchy-a political system governed by a few people

Partlet- an item of clothing worn by women which covers the front and back chest and ties under the arms

Peninsula- A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus

Philosophy- A system of thought based on or involving such inquiry

Punic War-Any of the three wars (264-241, 218-201, and 149-146 B.C.) fought between Rome and Carthage, resulting ultimately in the destruction of Carthage and the gain by the Romans of its territory in Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Africa, and Spain.

Pumice- small grayish white rocks that result from rapidly coded magma

Pyroclastic flow- a cloud of ash, gas and rock

Soothsayers- people who could see into the future and warn others about what they saw

Tsunami- a huge destructive wave

Villas- Homes