CLC Stage 1 Culture

Caecilius

A rich Pompeian banker who lived in Pompeii during the first century A.D.

Mount Vesuvius

The volcano located in Italy that destroyed Pompeii

Metella

Caecilius' wife

Quintus

Caecilius' son

Grumio

Caecilius' cook

Clemens

Caecilius' servus

Cerberus

Caecilius' dog

Lucius Caecilius Iucundus

What was Caecilius' full name?

Pompeii

Roman city (on the coast of the Bay of Naples) near Naples, Italy, which was buried during an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

3

The number of names a Roman Citizen would have

He inherited it from his father

Where did Caecilius get some of his money?

They found a strongbox in his house with his important documents in it

How did the archaeologists discover what Caecilius did for a living?

He could vote in the elections and was fully protected from unjust treatment

What rights did Caecilius have?

Authority over the children in the household, responsibility of the economic management of the household, responsibility to supervise the slaves, and she sat next to her husband at banquets.

What jobs did Metella have?

Horto

Garden

Tablinum

Study

Peristylium

Colonnade of pillars that surrounded the garden

impluvium

The basin located in the atrium of the Roman house which collected the rain water

Compluvium

The open roof of an atrium in a Roman house

Atrium

main room of the house

Culina

Kitchen

Lararium

Shrine for household gods

Ianua

Door