Roman culture
sum, esse
Occupations
in villa
Nouns
100

Syphax and Pantagathus.

Who are freedmen with Greek names who now work as tradesmen?

100

Grumio ___ coquus.

What is est ?

100

mercator

Who is a merchant/business man?

100

culina

What is kitchen?

100

mensa

What is table?

200

Peristyle gardens

What are gardens in Roman villae that were surrounded by a colonnade? These lovely gardens served as a place for family to relax and entertain guests

200

Clemens et Grumio servi ______.

What is sunt ?

200

coquus

Who is a cook?

200

three reclining couches

What is triclinium?

200

taberna

What is store, shop or inn?

300

lararium

What is a small shrine located in a Roman home that is dedicated to the household gods?

300

ego discipulus/discipula ____.

What is sum ?

300

venalicius

Who is a slave dealer?

300

latrina

What is the toilet?

300

wine

What is wine?

400

negotium

What is business or work? The word is the negation of the Latin otium or leisure. Negotium does not have the negative connotation of toil or labor.

400

Tu ____ magnus tonsor.

What is es ?

400

tonsor

Who is a barber?

400

impluvium

What is the pool in the atrium that catches the rain water?

400

door

Quis est ianua?

500

Clientes

Who are the poorer people and/or freedmen attached to a wealthy Roman (patronus)? The patrons would meet his clientes and support them by giving them money or protection. The patrons might also employ them. In return, they supported him publicly and politically. 

500

Predicate compliment

What is a noun or adjective that follows the verb and modifies the subject of a sum, esse clause.

500

argentarius

Who is a banker/money changer?

500

hortus

What is garden?

500

food

Quis est cibus?