familia
household
father
pater familias
mother
mater familias
Roman's 3 names
praenomen, nomen, cognomen
praenomen
1st namegiven name
C.
Gaius
L.
Lucius
M.
Marcus
P.
Publius
Q.
Quintus
Nomen
the family name
cognomen
man's 3rd name
what did Romans do up to the age of 7?
received training at home
required education?
no. there were no compulsory public education
elementary school
ludus
educated slave/tutor
paedagogus
school of rhetoric
trained in oratory and politics
girls go to school?
rarely; she mostly received training at home.
papyrus
a kind of paper made from a reed
reed
used to make papyrus
wax tablets
tabellae or tabulae
stylus
pointed instrument used for scratching in the wax
tunica
short-sleeved woolen shirtindoor wear
toga
large white woolen clothformal garment of the Roman citizen
toga candida
pure white toga for a man seeking public office
stola
worn indoors over a tunic
palla
woolen, shawl-like wrapused outdoors over a tunic
toga praetexta
toga with a purple borderworn by aristocratic boys until 16
toga virilis
adult male toga
hats?
they were rarely used
ientaculum
a light breakfast
prandium
lunch
cena
dinner
sugar replaced with_____?
honey
butter replaced with____?
olive oil
favorite drink of Romans?
wine usually mixed with water
seating at the dinner?
they reclined on couches
had silverware?
no, table knives and forks were unknown; they would use their fingers
teacher
litterator