Daily Routine Flashcards
Light breakfast =
ientaculum :
- bread
- fruit
- cheese
- honey
- water
Worship at the…
Lararium - might be a ceremony performed by paterfamilias
Light lunch =
Prandium =
- very light
- cold left-overs
After lunch they would have a ….
Siesta
Where would they go to exercise after their siesta?
Campus Martius
After exercising they would…
go to baths at 2 O’clock
What would they wear at dinner?
Sole (slippers) and loose fitting robes
When would the go to bed?
Very early due to poor lighting
Good things about the daily routine:
- Slaves would do most manual work
- Chance for a siesta
- Chance to go to baths
- Elaborate dinners
Bad things about the daily routine:
- Have to get up early
- Need to attend a patron
- Entertain clients
- Political obligations
- Need to go to sleep early
Cena =
dinner
What were the usual STARTERS at dinner?
- eggs
- shellfish
- snails
What were the usual MAIN COURSES at dinner?
- meat dishes
- fruit and veg
- variety of sauces
What were the usual DESSERTS at dinner?
- fruit
- nuts
- figs
Ate dinner on…
Couches with pillows, respectable ladies sat
Where was dinner held?
Triclinium (dining room with three couches)
What did the do to the wine?
Diluted it, only 1/5th of it was actually wine
What sauce did they use?
Garum (rotted fish sauce)
Live entertainment:
- dancing girls
- poetry recitals
- comic actors
- acrobats
- clowns
- dwarfs
