Tarquinia:
an ancient Etruscan city north of Rome
terracotta:
fired (baked) clay, used for sculpture and architectural ornaments, often painted
tesserae:
small cubes of stone or glass, set in mortar (cement) and arranged in designs to form a mosaic
Thebes:
city in southern Egypt that was a major administrative center; site of the great temple of Amun at Karnak
Theseus:
legendary king of Athens who killed the Minotaur in the Labyrinth of King Minos of Crete
thyrsos:
staff made of a pinecone-topped fennel stalk carried by followers of the god Dionysos; plural is thyrsoi
toga:
mantle or robe, usually woolen, worn by Roman citizens as a sign of their citizenship
Trajan:
emperor of Rome from A.D. 98117