Vocabulary
Pater in popina est.
father
the conjugation of amo, amare
1st conjugation
Indicates who does the action of the verb
person
The emperor in 64 CE
Nero
multistory, mixed-use building surrounded by streets
insula
Psittacus inquit, "Tu es mendax!"
liar
the conjugation of dico, dicere
3rd conjugation
Indicates when the action of a verb is happening
tense
Nero's ancestor and former emperor
Augustus
a densely populated district near the center of Rome
The Subura
hour
the present active endings for all verbs
SG: -o/-m, -s, -t,
PL: -mus, -tis, -nt
where to go to find the present stem of a verb
2nd principal part (present active infinitive)
The destructive event that occurred late in Nero's reign
The Great Fire
the lower level of an insula
shop, workshop, restaurant (taberna, popina)
"She laughs"
ridet
The plural of audis
auditis
indicates whether the subject does or receives the action
voice
How the common people viewed Nero and their reasoning
The plebians liked Nero initially because of his tax reforms and commitment to the arts.
the Latin word for a landlord or businessman
"to be" in Latin; Give the first two principal parts
sum, esse
Parse (give the 5 features) of capiunt
3rd person
sg
present
active
indicative
a grouping of verbs based on a similar pattern
conjugation
Nero's advisors in his early reign and their roles
Seneca: philosopher, author, politician
Agrippina: Nero's mother
Burrus: military general
the type of material used to build the higher levels of an insula and its value
wood; cheap