People
Places
Verbs
Culture
Ludus (Fun)
100
Translate from Latin to English: filius
son
100
Translate from Latin to English: in horto
in the garden
100
Translate from Latin to English: scribit
writes
100
Where did Caecilius and his family live?
Pompeii, Italy
100
Name at least 6 of the 12 Olympian gods (Greek or Roman names)
Jupiter/Zeus, Juno/Hera, Minerva/Athena, Neptune/Poseidon, Pluto/Hades, Mars/Ares, Mercury/Hermes, Venus/Aphrodite, Vulcan/Hephaestus, Hestia/Demeter, Apollo/Apollo, Bacchus/Dionysus, Diana/Artemis
200
Translate from Latin to English: infans
baby
200
Translate from Latin to English: in via
in the street
200
Translate from Latin to English: dormit
sleeps
200
When did Caecilius and his family live?
1st century AD (or CE)
200
What 5 Romance languages spoken today evolved from Latin?
French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish
300
Translate from Latin to English: Metella est mater
Metella is the mother.
300
Translate from Latin to English: in culina
in the kitchen
300
Translate from Latin to English: surgit
gets up
300
What was the role of women in the household?
They played a few roles!
They managed the household affairs and oversaw the work of household slaves, hosted guests and organized social events, and many practiced the arts of spinning and weaving cloth
300
What was the population of the Roman Empire at its peak?
(Note: not Rome itself, but its empire--all the land and peoples it conquered and ruled over)
Somewhere between 50-95 million (highly debated!)
To compare:
Current VT population: 623,657
Current NYC population: 8.5 million
400
Translate from English to Latin: slave
servus
400
Translate from Latin to English: cubiculum
bedroom
400
Translate from English to Latin: sits
sedet
400
What was Caecilius’ full name?
Lucius Caecilius Iucundus
400
When is Rome's "birthday"?
April 21, 753 BCE
500
Translate from English to Latin: cook
coquus
500
Translate from English to Latin: bathroom
latrina
500
Translate from English to Latin: drinks
bibit
500
Name at least 5 rooms or features of an ancient Pompeian house
Possible rooms and features: ianua, atrium, lararium, cubiculum, triclinium, tablinum, summer triclinium, culina, latrina, peristylium, hortus
500
What is this monument?
The Pantheon!
A Roman temple built between 113-125 CE
Today = a church!