( Pompeii) Dinner Parties

Question 1

Why why might someone not like / like eating in a Roman dining room

Answer 1

Not liked : -don’t like eating while lying down
-dimly lit rooms
-putting leftover food on the floor
Liked: -sitting in order of importance
- showing off your house

Question 2

Foods eaten at a dinner Roman party

Answer 2

Chicken
Fish
Beef
Sausages
Pies
Stew
Grapes
Thrush
Snails
Eels
Dormice
Peacock
Garumn

Question 3

What was the name of the room dinner parties were held in

Answer 3

Triclinium

Question 4

What did the dining room look like

Answer 4

Lavishly decorated with colourful painting (mythical scenes)
Floor was decorated with tiles
Some romans had summer dining rooms outside

Question 5

What was a specific layout of the dining room

Answer 5

3 couches facing in towards the tables

Question 6

Who prepared the food in rich houses

Answer 6

Slaves

Question 7

How many courses were served and what were they

Answer 7

3
Starter
Main
Dessert

Question 8

What was used to eat food

Answer 8

Fingers

Question 9

How was the rooms lit up

Answer 9

With oil lamps

Question 10

What happened to the food they were finished with

Answer 10

Thrown on the floor for slaves to clean up

Question 11

What was the party entertainment

Answer 11

Dancers
Jugglers
Acrobats
And conversations