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1-U1 St1-Culture
Culture content questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When and where did Caecilius live? | Pompeii, Italy in the first century A.D. |
| What was the population of that town? | About 10,000 |
| Where was the town located in Italy? | On the coast of the Bay of Naples, at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius |
| Name five of the various jobs that Caecilius did. | auctioneer, banker, tax collector, farmer, money lender |
| How do we know so much about Caecilius? | Archaeologists found his strongbox with all of his business accounts inside. They were on tablets made of wood and tied in bundles. The words were written in wax. |
| How did Caecilius obtain his money? | Caecilius was a rich Pompeian banker who made most of his money through this, and his other businesses. He traded in slaves, cloth, and timber, and lent money to others as investments. He also inherited some of hos money from his father. |
| What was Caecilius’ full name? What does it tell about him? | His full name was Lucius Caecilius Iucundus. From this, we know that he was a Roman citizen, because they were the only ones who had three names. Slaves had only one name. |
| If you were introduced to someone in Pompei and were told his full name was "Flynnicus", what would you already know about him?How? | You'd know he was a slave because he only has one name. |
| If you were introduced to a Pompeian who gave his name as "Flynnicus Flynntis Flyntorus", what would you already know about him, and why? | You'd know he was a Roman citizen because he has three names. |
| What does "Iucundus" mean? | pleasant |
| Name two rights that Caecilius had. | The right to vote, and the right to full legal protection against unjust treatment. |
| Name three Roman coins. | bronze sestertius, silver denarius, and gold aureus |
| What was the one exception to the lack of rights of a slave? | A slave could not be put to death by his or her master without showing good reason. Otherwise, a slave was the property of his owner so he had no rights, and might be asked to work either in his owner's home or business. |
| What might a slave have cost, in Roman money? | A slave might have cost 5,252 sesterces. |
| Describe the three parts of a Roman name. | The 1st name was a personal name, like we use our 1st names. The 2nd name was the clan, which was a group of families that he or she would have had strong loyalties towards. The 3rd name was the name of a person's own family, shared by close relatives. |
| What were Metella’s two main responsibilities? | She was responsible for managing the household efficiently and economically. She was also responsible for supervising the work of the domestic (household) slaves. |
| List four of the ways a Roman wife could exercise her influence. | A Roman wife shared authority over her children and the slaves. She also shared religious responsibilities. She was responsible for preparing for social occasions and welcoming guests. And she would dine at her husband's side at banquets. |
| List six activities that Roman women could enjoy outside the home. | Shopping, visiting friends, going to the baths, worshiping at temple, attending public events at the theater or amphitheater, and accompanying her husband to banquets. |
| What luxury item was Metella especially fond of? | jewelry |
| How was life for a Roman woman different from that of other women in the same region, such as those living in Greece or the Near East? | Women in Greece and the Near East had no real freedom to leave the house and typically lived in seclusion in their homes. |
| List four of the occupations that some Roman women had. | cook, weaver, baker, doctor, hairdresser |
| Who was Eumachia? Why was she well known in Pompeii? | Eumachia was a Pompeian business woman, as well as a public preistess. Being a woman business owner was unusual at the time. She was a patroness of the clothworkers and became well known for building the Clothworkers Meeting Hall in the forum. |
| List three ways a Roman house differed from a modern one. | Came to sidewk, no front yd; only a few sm windows placed high; usu. no bathrm; not a private place for family like today; master did business there, rec'd visitors in atrium; important people/friends might be invited to sit in peristylium, dine w/family. |
| What was the purpose of the house windows? | To let in light while keeping out the heat of the sun. |
| What was often on either side of the front door of a Roman house? | Shops that were rented out by the owner of the house. |
| What general impression did the exterior give? | It was unattractive and uninviting. |
| How many major parts were there to the Roman house? | There were two parts of about equal size. One centered around the atrium and the other around the peristylium (verify!). |
| What was the most impressive part of the house? Why was this so? | The most impressive part was the atrium.This is where the family would gather for important family occasions, and it was where they would receive their guests. |
| What was the difference between the compluvium and impluvium? | The compluvium was a square opening in the roof over the atrium, designed to let in light and rainwater. The impluvium was a rectangular pool directly beneath the compluvium, used to collect the rainwater, which was then stored for family use. |
| What was the most striking feature of the atrium? | The most striking feature of the atrium was its sense of space. This came from it having a high roof with a view of the sky, and a large floor area with very little furniture. |
| Give four details about the furniture and/or décor of the atrium. | The furniture included a bronze or marble table, a couch. In a corner, was lararium= shrine to household gods. The floor was tile or mosaics. The walls featured brightly colored plaster or murals with scenes from Greek myths. |
| Describe the doors to the entrances of the rooms arranged around the atrium. | They were covered with a heavy curtain instead of a wood door. |
| List six areas or rooms found in the second part of the typical Roman house. | (VERIFY WHAT HE MIGHT HAVE MEANT BY "SECOND PART") bedroom, study, dining room, garden, kitchen, slave quarters. |
| V or F (True of False)? Roman houses such as Caecilius’ were very common. | F (false) |
| V or F (True of False)? Shopkeepers often lived over their shops. | V (true) |
| V or F (True of False)? Apartment buildings were often several stories high. | V (true) |
| triclinium | dining room |
| culina | kitchen |
| fauces | entrance hall |
| surgit | gets up |
| furcifer | scoundrel |
| tablinum | study |
| latrina | bathroom |
| lararium | shrine to the household gods |
| hortus | garden |
| atrium | main room or reception hall |
| ianua | front door |
| cubiculum | bedroom |
| peristylium | outdoor courtyard |
| What would you find in the peristylium? | It might have a fountain, and plantings that were laid out carefully, as well as columns surrounding it. |
| What were the living spaces of poor shopkeepers like? | Poor shopkeepers might live in a room above their shop. They would not have had a home like that of Caecilius. |
| What is the difference between "est" and "laborat"? | Est is a helping verb while laborat is an action verb. |
| When translating an English sentence into Latin, where do you put an action verb? Include an example. | Action verbs go at the end of the sentence. Example: Cerberus in via dormit. |
| Using the vocabulary words from the chapter, give two examples of prepositional phrases. | in tablino and in atrio |
| How would you change the sentence "Grumio in culina laborat" to use a common noun instead of a proper noun? | Coquus in culia laborat. |
| How would you change the sentence "canis in mensa sedet" to use a proper noun instead of a common noun? | Cerberus in mensa sedet. |
| Draw a floorplan of a Roman house and label the parts, in Latin. There should be (???) parts. | TBD |
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Flymo