Vocabulary
canis
dog
(Caecilius / Caecilium) laborat.
(Caecilius is working.)
Caecilius
Cerberus dormit.
Cerberus is sleeping.
Which of the following was not a common feature of a house owned by a wealthy Roman?
(a) atrium
(b) hortus (garden)
(c) a second floor
(d) a door right along the road with no yard
(c)
What is the Latin name for the main Roman meal of the day?
cena
laetus
happy
Caecilius salutat (Lucia / Luciam)
Caecilius is greeting Lucia.
Luciam
Cerberus est canis laetus.
Cerberus is a happy dog.
In the name Lucius Caecilius Iucundus, which name is the family name?
Caecilius
What is one way in which a Roman client might have supported his patron?
Increasing his honor by greeting him in the morning and supporting his entourage, voting according to the wishes of the patron, being a witness in a legal case
quoque, sedet
also, is sitting
(Caecilius / Caecilium) salutat Lucia.
(Lucia is greeting Caecilius)
Caecilium
Servus in horto laborat.
The slave is working in the garden.
Which room in the Roman house did the Romans eat in?
Triclinium
What were the two highest social classes in ancient Rome, and which one was the highest?
Senator, Equestrian (Senator the highest)
mercator, cena
merchant, dinner
Caecilius est (pater / patrem)
pater
Metellam Caecilius salutat.
Caecilius greets Metella.
Which of the following was true of Roman slaves?
(a) Most Roman slaves were of different races than their masters.
(b) Roman slaves were often granted freedom.
(c) The experience of all Roman slaves was mostly the same regardless of whether they were household slaves or worked on the farm or in the mines.
(d) Roman slaves could not be sold to other masters.
(b)
In the morning, the clients of a wealthy patron would enter his atrium to greet him. What was this called?
Salutatio
laudat, salutat, filius
is praising, is greeting, son
Metella est (mater / matrem) et (filia / filiam) amat.
(Metella is the mother, and she loves her daughter.)
mater, filiam
Caecilius in horto Cerberum laudat. Villam Caecilius intrat.
What was the name for the part of the house, adjacent to the atrium, where a patron would sit as his clients filled the atrium?
What were the names of the first and second Roman meal of the day?
First - Ientaculum
Second - Prandium