Question | Answer |
Caecilius est pater | Caecilius is the father
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Grumio est coquus | Grumio is the cook
| Cerberus est canis | Cerberus is the dog
| Metella est in atrio | Metella is in the hallway
| Clemens est in horto | Clemens is in the garden
| pater in tablino scribit | the father is writing in the study
| servus est in culina | the slave is in the kitchen
| coquus in culina laborat | the cook is working in the kitchen
| canis in via dormit | the dog is sleeping in the street
| Cerberus intrat | Cerberus enters
| Quintus est in triclinio | Quintus is in the dining room
| Where is Pompeii situated | At the foot of Mount Vesuvius on the coast of the Bay of Naples
| What was Caecilius' full name | Lucius Caecilius Iucundus
| What does the word iucundus mean | pleasant
| What was Metella's main role | responsible for the management of the household
| How many stories were Roman houses | one
| What is the Latin word for door | ianua
| What does impluvium mean | a shallow rectangular pool for collecting rain water
| What was in the corner near the main door | a small shrine called a lararium
| What were the walls decorated with | panels of brightly painted plaster
| What was situated around the outside of the colonnade | summer dining-room, kitchen, lavatory, slaves' quarters and storage rooms
| Where did the master conduct most of his business | atrium and tablinum
| amicus Caecilium salutat | the friend greets Caecilius
| Metella culinam intrat | Metella enters the kitchen
| cibus est paratus | the food is ready
| Metella amicum vocat | Metella calls the friend
| Grumio vinum bibit | Grumio drinks the wine
| amicus est servus | the friend is the slave
| What time did Caecilius get up | dawn
| What did the Romans eat for breakfast | cup of water and bread
| What was the main meal of the day called | cena
| What does triclinium mean literally | room with three couches
| Who would eat sitting up | poor people, slaves, children and women
| Caecilius est argentarius | Caecilius is a banker
| pictor ad villam venit | the painter comes to the house
| tonsor est occupatus | the barber is busy |