Characters
This is the meaning of MERCATOR
WHO IS the merchant
In Chapter 1, this character is upset that her merchandise has been stolen (answer in LATIN)
WHO IS the piscatrix
In Chapter 3, THIS PERSON is described as more MAGNUS than his filius
WHO IS Dama
This is the hero after whom our town was named
WHO IS Hercules
THIS is how we know that Felix made the bread found after Herculaneum was excavated
WHAT IS he stamped the bread with his name
THIS IS the meaning of carnifex
WHO IS the butcher
In Chapter 2, this is the location where Marcus and Silvia attend school (in LATIN)
WHAT IS the palaestra
THIS IS the meaning of the question "quis est victor?"
WHAT IS "who is the winner?"
This was the population (about) of Herculaneum
WHAT IS 5,000 people
This is ONE THING you might find going on in the palaestra
WHAT IS exercising, school, shopping in the walkways or swimming
This is the occupation of Felix (in LATIN)
WHAT IS the pistor
In Chapter 2, these are TWO of the places that Cara looks for Silvia (in LATIN)
WHAT ARE the palaestra, taberna, villa OR via
THIS IS WHY Marcus NON est cautus in a Chapter 3 story
WHAT IS because he jumps quickly into the cold water of the frigidarium
These are the tools students would use to write during school in Herculaneum
WHAT ARE a wax tablet and stylus
THIS is the name of the hot room in a Roman bath
WHAT IS the caldarium
These are the pater and filius.
WHO ARE Dama and Marcus
In Chapter 2, THIS PERSON is waiting for Marcus et Silvia after school (in LATIN)
WHO IS their MATER
THIS is the conundrum Balbus faces in the apodyterium
WHAT IS his toga is too large for him (because he accidentally grabs someone else's toga)
THIS IS the name of the changing room in a Roman bath
WHAT IS the apodyterium
THIS IS the name of the system Romans would use to heat the floors in baths
WHAT IS hypocaust (sorry, not tiny dragons. So adorable)
THIS IS the identity of Ulysses (in LATIN)
WHO IS the FELES!
In Chapter 2, THIS is how the magister instructs the discipuli to take a seat (IN LATIN)
WHAT IS sedete!
THIS IS how the mercator felt when the servus started cantat (in Latin)
THIS IS the type of artwork you might find on a floor in a Roman tepidarium
WHAT IS a mosaic
THIS IS what was used to help clean by scraping off oil and dirt
WHAT IS a strigil