Declension
Tension
Tension
What is a declension? Keep it simple.
A noun family
multus sanguis fluit!
Much blood flows!
hsi goes out
exit
In the first reading passage, where did Caecilius go to negotium agit?
The forum (in foro)
Name the mountain and the bay that were closest to Pompeii.
How many declensions are there in all?
5
The friend sees Quintus.
Amicus Quintum videt.
ship (accusative)
navem
Because the poet came into the shop and recited a rude verse / line of poetry.
What was the palaestra in Pompeii?
sports ground / playing field
Name two Latin nouns that are in the 2nd declension.
Answers will vary, but all should end in "us."
The banker praises the dinner.
Argentarius cenam laudat.
Triple Threat: You must get all three right for credit.
hsi 1. gets up, 2. carries, 3. shouts
1. surgit, 2. portat, 3. clamat
Name the three people with whom Caecilius negotium agit. (Don't give their names, just give occupations.)
artifex, tonsor, venalicius
How many gates were there into the walled city of Pompeii?
8
What declension is the word "surgit" a part of?
Trick question! Only nouns are in declensions, not verbs!
A large dog is in the street.
Magnus canis est in via.
Translate: The poet sees the barber. The barber is angry. The barber does not laugh.
Poeta tonsorem videt. Tonsor est iratus. Tonsor non ridet.
Fill in the blanks with Latin: Caecilius goes [to the harbor] to meet a [ship] full of slaves. He purchases a [slave girl] named Melissa to join the [household.]
ad portum, navis, ancilla, familia
How many bath houses have been discovered in Pompeii? Name one.
4 bath houses
Stabian, Central, Forum, Suburban
Name a Latin noun in each of the first three declensions and give it in both the nominative and accusative forms.
Answers will vary, but the ending letter should be 1st: a -> am; 2nd: us -> um; 3rd: various -> em
The poet stands in the shop and recites a verse.
Poeta in taberna stat et versum recitat.
ad navem, ad tabernam, ad senem
(ad + accusative)
Caecilius hires an artist to picturam in triclinio pingit. Which labor of Hercules does it depict? Name three other labors as well.
It depicts the first labor, the killing of the Nemean lion. Other answers will vary.
Name the two main streets in Pompeii, as well as the names of any two gates.
Stabiae Street, Street of Shops (Via Dell'abondanza)
Sea Gate, Vesuvius Gate, River, Nola, Capua, Herculaneum, Stabiae, Nuceria