What type of help would a client give to a patron?
Gave them money, supported them if they were in trouble, employed them
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Why is the dining room called a "triclinium"?
It had three couches
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What is this object?
Bread
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What are three things an upper class woman like Metella would spend her day doing (in and out of the home)?
helped by a slave, she did her hair, put on make-up and jewelry / supervised the household slaves / organized a meal and entertainment for her husband and guest
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After breakfast Caecilius would do what?
receive visits from his clients/poorer people/freedmen/ ex-slaves
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Later in the morning Caecilius left home and went where?
the forum
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What would Caecilius do at the forum?
Conducted business (trading/banking), possibly visit the barber
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What would Caecilius do right after lunch?
take a nap
5
List two similarities between Roman meals and modern ones.
three meals a day; men/women ate together; Roman charcoal/grill similar to our BBQ; we watch tv and they had entertainment
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List two differences between Roman meals and modern ones.
family members generally cook the food in modern households, in Roman / households food was cooked and served by slaves / we cut up our own food, slaves cut up
