Roman Dining
this was only a light snack consisting on?
ientaculum = breakfast
water and a pice of bread
where is the food? responds in Latin.
Cibus est in mensa, cibus est in triclinio, cibus est in culina.
Complete the following analogy: cibus consumit= triclinium
dormit = _____________.
cubiculum
Give the Latin term for the profession practiced by L. Caecilius Iucundus. besides dealing with slaves he was also a
argentarius
Caecilius will wear a tunica, similar to a short sleeve shirt and a very long piece of cloth arrange in folds. This is a:
Toga
Where would Caecilius most likely have had his cena during the summer months?
the summer triclinium
Complete the sentence, then translate.
Caecilius pecuniam (counts in Latin)
numerat
Caecilius counts the money.
How many slaves working for Caecilius household do you know by now? can you name their ocupation in Latin?
coquus (Grumio), slave (Clemens), ancilla.
Which of the following describes Caecilius after he receives his clients - in tablino laborat, in triclinio cenat, in cubiculo dormit, in foro laborat?
in foro laborat
What is the name of the case used for direct objects (the noun receiving the action) in a sentence?
Accusative
The beverage favored by the Romans at their meals was _____.
vinum, the (local) wine
Complete the sentence and translate.
amicus Grumionem (sees )
videt
The friend sees Grumio.
In a Roman house, what would one most likely do to/with a tablinum - recline in it, walk around it, worship at it, work in it, sleep in it?
work in it
In the sentence Clemens cenam consumit, which word is the direct object?
cenam
these are part of the activities Caecilius will do during a regular day.
receive freedmen and poor men, go to the barber, go to the public baths
Under normal circumstances, how many people sat around one table at a formal Roman dinner if three people sat on one couch?
nine, novem
Give one derivative for:
Servus dominus
service, server
dominate, dominium, domeneering
In a Roman house, what would one most likely do to/with a tablinum - recline in it, walk around it, worship at it, work in it, sleep in it?
work in it
100 pt bonus: give the Latin for he works
Give the Latin for, "Grumio cooks in the kitchen."
Grumio in culina coquit.
Translate: The cook tells off the freind.
coquus amicum vituperat.
Name a dessert item popular with the Romans of Caecilius’ time.
fruit, nuts, cheese
Which term would accurately describe Caecilius at cena? Is it in mensa stat, in horto laborat, in atrio ridet, in lecto recumbit, in cena dormit, OR in culina coquit?
in lecto recumbit
What was the function of the lararium?
(shrine) to honor the household gods
Give the Latin for, "Caecilius is greeting Metella in the main room."
Caecilius Metellam in atrio salutat.
Who was singing while Caecilius and the friend were having dinner? Word in Latin.
ancilla