Verb Tenses
Caecilius litteras legebat.
imperfect (legebat)
Pater in tablino pecuniam numerabat.
nominative (pater = subject)
mistress (in Latin!)
domina
This is the basic everyday garment worn by everyone in ancient Roman society.
tunica
I'm the Greek goddess of love. Who am I?
Aphrodite (What's my Latin name?)
present (placet)
Clemens ex horto festinat.
ablative (horto is object of preposition ex)
impluvium (in English)
pool of water in an atrium (from the compluvium)
This is the household shrine found in practically every Roman household.
lararium
I'm the volcano that destroyed Pompeii -- and several other towns.
Vesuvius
Poeta versus recitavit.
perfect (recitavit)
Metella et Lucia ad forum ambulaverunt.
accusative (forum is object of preposition ad)
ship (in Latin!)
navis
This is a former slave who has gained his/her freedom.
libertus / liberta
I'm the Roman god of fire and metalworking.
Vulcan (What's my Greek name?)
imperfect (aderamus)
Canem in via vidis?
accusative (canem is the direct object of vidis)
to shout (in Latin!)
clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatus
This is the name of the large meal of the day, generally eaten in the late afternoon, early evening.
cena
The continent on which the Trojan War was fought.
Asia (modern-day Turkey)
Tu et Clemens fabulam narravistis.
perfect (narravistis)
Canem in atrio puer vocat.
nominative (puer is the subject)
to sell (in Latin!)
vendo, vendere, vendidi, venditus
A temple in Pompeii near the large theater was dedicated to this Egyptian goddess.
Isis
Rome's first emperor
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus