Roman Housing
Vocab
Familia
A Mysterious Case
Endings
100

This room in the Roman house is usually the first room a Roman would enter into in the house. It is also the main room in the house. 

The Atrium

100

This word in Latin means Hello and was a common way for the Romans to greet each other. 

Salve!

100

This member of the Roman household is the head of the whole house.

The Paterfamilias

100

This case is the case of the subject of the sentence

Nominative 

100

This ending is the 1st, sg, present, act, ind

O

200

This room in the Roman house is where the Paterfamilias conducts most of his business. 

The Tablinum
200

This word in English means to drink

bibere

200

This member of the household is responsible for cooking and is usually a slave.

The coquus 

200

This case is the direct object and most often receives the direct action of the verb

Accusative

200

This ending is the 3rd, pl, imperfect, act, ind

Bant

300

This room is where a Roman would sleep at night. They could be very small or very spacious.

The Cubiculum 

300

This word in English means I write and looks an awful lot like scribble.

Scribo

300

The loving filia of Caecilius 

Lucia

300

This case is most often the case used to show possession. The singular of this case is also what is used to determine declension. 

Genitive 

300

This ending is the 2nd, pl, future, act, ind

Bitis

400

This room is exposed to the outdoors and features a colonnade that surrounds a garden. 

The Peristylium 
400

This Latin word is a being verb and is often translated into English as, "is".

est

400

This member of the household loyally guards the front door and is often referred to as man's best friend. 

Cerberus

400

This case most commonly takes the role of the Indirect object. It's best translated as "to or for"

Dative

400

This ending is the 1st, sg, future, act, ind

Bo

500

This room in the house was primarily used during the Summer and warmer months of the year. Guests and Family members would be winded and dined by a host of household slaves. 

The Summer Triclinium 

500

This Latin word is translated to English as, "we were looking around." 

Circumspectabamus

500

This member of the house is the wife of Caecilius and is tasked with ensuring a smooth operation at home.

Metella

500

This case does a million and one things in the Latin language. It might also be referred to as the adverbial case and is used to modify or limit the verb of a sentence. 

Ablative

500

This ending is the 1st, pl, imperfect, act, ind

Bamus

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