Roman Dining
Complete the following analogy: morning : ientaculum :: evening : _____
cena
Where did the Romans do business and socialize?
forum
Complete the following analogy: eating: triclinium :: sleeping : _____.
cubiculum
Give the Latin term for the profession practiced by L. Caecilius Iucundus.
argentarius
Leon was the salutatorian of the class and spoke at graduation exercises. Give the Latin verb and its meaning at the root of “salutatorian.”
salutat / greets
Where would Caecilius most likely have had his cena during the summer months?
the summer triclinium
After prandium or lunch, Caecilius would have a short siesta. What sort of activity would Caecilius engage in after waking up and before cena?
go to the thermae/baths
What did the Romans use to close rooms off from other rooms in their houses in order to insure privacy?
(heavy) curtains
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
On which elbow would someone at a formal Roman dinner recline?
the left
The beverage favored by the Romans at their meals was _____.
vinum, the (local) wine
Caecilius had many clients. He was their _____.
patronus, patron
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
His deed was laudable. Describe the deed and name the Latin root of laudable.
admirable, worthy of praise; laudat
Under normal circumstances, how many people sat around one table at a formal Roman dinner?
nine, novem
In the morning Caecilius received the greetings of a number of poorer people and freedmen. What were these people called?
clients, clientes
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 worksGive the Latin for, "Grumio cooks in the kitchen."
Grumio in culina coquat.
It's decorates the floor of a Roman house and is made up of many tiny pieces of tile.
Mosaic
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 atrium."
Caecilius Metellam in atrio salutat.
What activity did Caesar Augustus consider worthy of women even at the highest level of society?
spinning, weaving and making their clothes