What does the word canis mean?
Dog
What does the word coquus mean?
Cook
What does the word est mean?
Is
What does the word filia mean?
Daughter
What does the word filius mean?
Son
What does the word hortus mean?
Garden
What does the word in mean?
In, On
What does the word laborat mean?
Work(s), Is Working
What does the word mater mean?
Mother
What does the word pater mean?
Father
What does the word sedet mean?
Sit(s), Is Sitting
What does the word servus mean?
Slave
What does the word via mean?
Path, Road, Street, Way
What is the English derivative of canis?
Canine (relating to dog)
What is the English derivative of coquus?
Concoct (create)
What is the English derivative of est?
Is (equal)
What is the English derivative of filia?
Affiliation (a connection)
What is the English derivative of filius?
Filiality (relation/attitude of a child to a parent)
What is the English derivative of hortus?
Horticulture (art of cultivating plants)
What is the English derivative of in?
Inside (inner part)
What is the English derivative of laborat?
Laboratory (place for work)
What is the English derivative of mater?
Maternal (relation to mother)
What is the English derivative of pater?
Paternal (relation to father)
What is the English derivative of sedet?
Sedentary (resembling sitting)
What is the English derivative of servus?
Servile (qualities of a slave)
What is the English derivative of via?
Viaduct (street)
What is Caecilius?
Caecilius est pater.
What is Metella?
Metella est mater.
What is Quintus?
Quintus est filius.
What is Lucia?
Lucia est filia.
What is Clemens?
Clemens est servus.
What is Grumio?
Grumio est coquus.
What is Cerberus?
Cerberus est canis.
Where is Caecilius?
Caecilius (pater) in tablino scribit.
Where is Metella?
Metella (mater) in atrio sedet.
Where is Quintus?
Quintus (filius) in triclinio bibit.
Where is Lucia?
Lucia (filia) in horto legit.
Where is Clemens?
Clemens (servus) in cubiculo laborat.
Where is Grumio?
Grumio (coquus) in culina laborat.
Where is Cerberus?
Cerberus (canis) in via dormit.
What does the front door (1) of a Roman house look like?
Roman doors were tall double doors that were on the side of the house that faced the street.
What does the pool of rainwater (2) in a Roman house look like?
The pool of rainwater was a shallow rectangular pool which was lined with marble.
What does the main room (3) of a Roman house look like?
The main room was very spacious, which included a high roof and a central opening.
What does the summer dining room (4) of a Roman house look like?
The summer dining room was very similar to the dining room but was located outside, facing the garden.
What furniture can be found in the main room?
Furniture that could be found in the main room included:A couchA bronze or marble tableA larariumA strongbox
What are some differences between a modern-day house and a Roman house?
Roman houses did not have:A garden or grass in front of their houseLarge windowsAn attractive/welcoming lookA sense of privacy
What was the purpose of windows in Roman houses?
There were few, small windows. Whose purpose were to let in a sustainable amount of light but also to keep out the heat of the sun.
What was the purpose of opening on the roof in Roman houses?
The purpose of the openings was to let in light and rainfall.
What was the purpose of the pool of rainwater in Roman houses?
The purpose of the pools was to collect rainwater.
What was the purpose of the shrines in Roman houses?
The shrines were there in order for the family gods to be worshipped.
What was the purpose of the entrance hall in Roman houses?
The entrance hall is a short corridor that visitors enter to go to the main room.
What was the purpose of the main room in Roman houses?
The main room was meant for receiving and doing business with visitors.
What was the purpose of bedrooms in Roman houses?
The bedrooms weren't meant to be spent in, just for sleep.
What was the purpose of the study in Roman houses?
The study was to conduct business, which could be closed off for privacy.
What is the Latin word for front door?
Ianua.
What is the Latin word for entrance hall?
Fauces.
What is the Latin word for living room?
Atrium.
What is the Latin word for the pool of rainwater?
Impluvium.
What is the Latin word for the opening in the roof?
Compluvium.
What is the Latin word for bedroom?
Cubiculum.
What is the Latin word for study?
Tablinum.
What is the Latin word for dining room?
Triclinium.
What is the Latin word for lavatory?
Latrina.
What is the Latin word for kitchen?
Culina.
How many floors did apartments have?
Apartments had many stories.
How did Caecilius gain most of his money?
Caecilius gained most of his money from inheritance, but he also gained money from his many jobs, which included:AuctioneerFarmerLaundry and Dyeing BusinessMoneylanderTax Collector
What rights did Caecilius (a Roman citizen) have?
Caecilius had the right to be protected by the law from unjust treatment and to vote.
What rights did a slave have?
Slaves could not be put to death without a justifiable reason.
Did Roman women have the same rights as Roman men?
No, they did not.
What is an example of the difference between the rights of Roman men and women?
The father of Roman women chose their husbands.
What age would Roman women usually get married?
Ages range from 12-20.
What responsibilities do Roman women have?
There two responsibilities of Roman women are to produce kids and to bring them up.
What are characteristics of good Roman women?
She would have to be firm, sensitive, and well organized.
How many children would a typical Roman women give birth to?
She would typically give birth to 12 but only a few would survive to adulthood.
What are the three parts of a Roman (males) name?
Praenomen, nomen, and cognomen.
What was praenomen?
Praenomen is his personal name, usually chosen from a small pool.
What is nomen?
A Roman's most important name, his family (clan) name, his source of pride.
What is cognomen?
A family branch name (a more specific version of the nomen).
What name did slaves have?
Slaves only had one name that was usually their master's praenomen and nomen.
What names did sons have?
Sons have three names similar to their father.
What names did daughters have?
Daughters had one name, which was usually the female version of their fathers nomen.
How do you say hello in Latin?
Salve! (singular)Salve te! (multiple)
How do you say goodbye in Latin?
Vale! (singular)Vale te! (multiple)
How do you say how are you in Latin?
Quid agitis hodie?
How do you respond with good to how are you in Latin?
Bene!
How do you respond with okay to how are you in Latin?
Satis Bene.
How do you respond with so-so to how are you in Latin?
Varie.
How do you respond with bad to how are you in Latin?
Male.
How do you respond with terrible to how are you in Latin?
Terrible.
How do you say what is your name in Latin?
Quid est nomen tibi?
How do you tell someone your name in Latin?
Nomen mihi est. . .
What time period did Caecilius live in?
Caecilius lived in Italy during the first century A.D in Pomepeii.
Where was Pompeii situated?
Pompeii was situated at the foot of Mount Vesuvius on the coast of the Bay of Naples.
What was the population of Pompeii?
10,000 people.
How do we know so much about Caecilius?
When his house was excavated by archaeologist, his documents were stored in a strongbox.