Vocabulary
postquam
after
What tense is festīnat?
Present
ancilla in cubiculo (dormit, dormiunt)
dormit
Caecilius est in horto
Caecilius is in the garden
Name one way a master could free a slave.
Invite to the couch, take before a magistrate, in the master's will upon his death
ferōciter
fiercely
What tense is festīnabat?
Imperfect
agricolae (erat, erant) iratae
erant
puella ambulat
the girl walks
Name two ways a person might become a slave.
Captured in battle, pirates, selling yourself into slavery, parents were slaves
fūr, fūris
thief
What tense is est?
Present
(fur, fures) in via ambulant
fures
actores adsunt
the actors are here
What would a libertus do for his former master?
become his client, visit him during the year, pay respects, take his name, work for him
emo, emere
to buy
What tense is festīnaverunt?
Perfect
pater et mater ad theatrum (festinat, festinant)
festinant
senes dormiebant
the old men were sleeping
Name two things a liberta might do to earn a living.
marry her master, seamstress, hairdressers, nurses, shopkeepers, artisans, money lenders
vituperō, vituperāre
blame, curse
What tense is erat?
Imperfect
venalicii ancillam in foro (emebat, emebant)
emebant
Pompeiani ad theatrum festinaverunt
the Pompeians hurried to the theater
Define the word "manumissio"
literally "sending out from the hand," the act of freeing a slave