Pompeii / Curse Tablets
The year Mt. Vesuvius erupted
79 AD
Nominative singular masculine ending
-us
-er (also acceptable)
Which of the following is the masculine adjective? Magnus, magna, magnum
Magnus
Give the endings of the imperfect
bam bas bat bamus batis bant
Puer
One reason that curse tablets were written
Theft
Love interest
Sports rivalry
Business rivalry
What gender are nouns ending in -um?
Neuter
Rule of adjective agreement: adjectives match the noun in...
Give the endings of the future
bo bis bit bimus bitis bunt
Latin for "evil"
malus, mala, malum
What were curse tablets made of?
Lead or Tin (metal)
Genitive plural or "lupus"
Lupōrum
Which adjective below matches the word "oppida"?
Pulchrae - Magna - Bonī
Magna
Translate "we were walking"
Ambulābamus
Latin word for "war"
Bellum
What is the general structure of a curse tablet?
1. Invocation to the god
2. Dedication of an object to the god
3. Request for help/punishment
4. Concluding prayer
Ablative singular of "ager"
agrō
Give the adverb of the adjective "malus"
Male
Translate "the girl will love the slave"
Puella servum amābit
portō
What year was Pompeii rediscovered, according to the documentary?
1594
Dōna
Match the adjective "savage" to the noun "sailor"
Translate "the boys were building a farmhouse"
Puerī vīllam aedificābant
superō