roman family and dining Flashcards
what is the paterfamilas
the male head of a roman family
what is exposure
when you leave the baby to die
what is the lares
the roman family household gods
what does the lares represent
the spirit of the family ancestors
what is a patron
a roman who gives support to a client in return for work and favours
what is a client
a roman who would attach himself to a wealthier patron in order to boost his income and business opportunities
what is a litterator
a teacher for primary aged children in the roman world
what is a rhetor
a teacher for tertiary aged boys in the roman world
what is a stilus
a pen like implement used to write on wax tablets
what is a wax tablet
a thin sheet of wood covered with wax mon which pupil would write on using a stylus
what is cena
the roman word for dinner
what does the inscription that a client wrote street in Pompeii show
that the client is supproting his patron and encourages others to vote for him
what does the inscirption written by a teacher on the side of a large exercise ground in Pompeii imply
that this is where he taught some of his pupils. in the inscriptuion the teacher is thanking his students parents for paying him which suggests that some payments are overdue
what does martial, epigrams,9.68 show
1.shows a satirsit complainign about being woken up by a teacher conduting a morning class in the street just outside his block of apartments.
2. this passage suggests that school could begin before dawn and this was to make sure that the students had the quietness of the morning .
3. the satirsts implies that teachers use methods of discipline, like whipping students that were miss behaving and shouting at them ; and that the students clearly dislike the teacher.
4.To end the passage, the satirsit expresses his clear dislike by calling the teacher names and how he doesn’t like the noise the teacher makes during the early hours of the morning
there is a diary extract of a boy of the age for a litterator, what does it show
that they would use a waxtablet and stilus to write with
in cicero,about the orator,1.17-18 show
the qualittires that students can only be taught through training. he tells us that the pupil should pay attention to choice of word and sentence structure and implies that the pupil must be calm and collected and understand human feelings
what does CIL IV 7698a-c descrobe
what theguests should do when they eneter the house, then it goes on to talk about what you shouldn’t while you are in the house
there is a drawing of a fresco from the estate of julia felix, what does it depcit
a boy being cained
there is a relief of a boy, is he arriving to school late or early
late
there is a fresco of a roman dinner party from Pompeii, what does it show
the slaves are depicted as smaller in stature than the guests, which shows that the guests are more significant than the slaves
what does the trincilnium seating plan show
1.. it shows the layout of the three couches which were called high, medium and low
2. the guests of honour would be in the low end of the medium couch, which would give the best view of the garden or the house art.
3.the host at the highest position on the low couch.
4. this allowed him to speeak with his most importnat guests.
5. the bhosts clients or freedmen would be on the low couch and other guests would recline on the mediuum and high couches
there is a frsco from poempeii of a plate of eggs, dead thrishses and bronze pinchers, what does this show
what they would have eaten and drank
who would have power over the entire household
the paterfamilas
why was the paterfamilas in control of the children’s education
because he is repsonsible for the welfare of his familly and making sure his children are good roman citizen
who would the paterefamilas pay close attention to
his sons
why would the ppaterfamilas pay close attentions to the sons
because they will inherit the family buisness
what did the paterfamilas do when the daughter had reached the age of pubery
to arrange a marriage
did the daughter have a say in the marriage
no
what was the mater familias/ matrona expected to do
manage slave purchases and to be hardworking and loyal
who was repsonsible for the religious duties
the patefamilas
what is an example of the religious dutites that the paterfamilias would have to uphold
worship at the family’s household shrine where the lares resided
what would the paterfamilas oversee
birth,marriage and funeral offerings to the GODS
how could the paterfamilas be patron
only if he was wealthy enough
when would cleints go to patrons
when theywere in dire need of money
what relationship was roman society based around
patron and clinent
what were three things that clients were expected to do
- be at the patrons house at dawn, every morning
- accompany thwe patron to the forum or the baths
- vote for patron if he ran for politucal office anbd support them in their campign
what are four things that the clients hope for in return
- small amount of money
- a gift each day
- buisness oppurtunity
- invited to dine with their patron in the evening, if you were lucky
why was a patron and client relationship beneficial
the clients were recieving help from those welathier than them and patrons were provifing help to those less wleahy
what would fathers teahc their sons
their won traddes, basic numeracy and the values of being a good citizens
what would mothers teach their daiughters
hot to manage the household and the vlaues of being a good citizen
where would the teachers teach
- back room of a shop with customers coming in and out
- a room in a house
- room in an apartment building
- public places wherre there is a lot of nouse
from what ages would a litterator teach from
7-11
were school fees expesnive
no, they were cheap
what ages would a grammaticus teach
12-15
what ages would a rhetor
16 years
at the age of fourteen what were girls preparing for
preparing of marriage
at the age of 14 what were boys from poorer families doing
starting to work
what were social class of the families that went to school
wealthy
what was the reading and writing skill of most people
limited
why would childreen from 7-11 use waxtablet
so that they could erase their mistakes
what kind learning do pupils do from ages 7-11
repetitive
what would they learn first
the alphabet
once the children had learned ti use the alphabet, what would they do
copy out the phrases
once they were able writers, then what would they practice on
papyrus
if the family was wealthy enough, who would act as a private tutor
educated slave
what would happen once the son had turned 12
go to grammaticus, if his parents could afford it
what does a grammaticus teach
greek,roman lit,study aenod
what would pupil learn
recite and comment on grammar, use of poets mythology
why did the pupil learn greek
valued as the language of educatted people, many philosophers and writers spoe greek as well as the roman population was greek speaking
what do sources say about the teaching of astronmy, philosophy and natural science
they werfe only taught, if aided with literature
who were not many romans taught by
rhetor
why was the art of rhetoric taught
so that you could speak well in front of large crowds of people
what did pupil learn from the rheotr
write a speech, deliver a speech with hand gestures and facial expressions, analyse legal cases and argue for the prosecution or for the defence
who were dinner parties important for
those who are wea;thy
did roman society have fast food bars or restaurants
fast food
what was one crucial way for the paterfamilas to establish his social status
to have a dinner party
who would the patefamilias be expected to invite for the dinner party
invite his clients and freedman to a dinner party on occasion
what were the purpose of these dinner parties
to make new buisness and social contacts
who else could the paterfamilas invite to his dinners
his friends
when would dinner parties start
the late afternoon
what were geuests expected to wear
formal evening clothes
what would the slave show them before leading them into the trinclium
the art and paintintgs
how do the guests recline on the couch
would be lying down on the couch while leaning on their left elbows and taking food from the table in the middle
what is the trinclium
where three guests would recline per couch to eat
what would be on the table in the middle
food as well as basins of water for dinner to wash their hands in
how many courses would a dinner party have
3 - light appetisers, main course and dessert
what light appetisers were served
eggs, olives or salads and mulsum as a drink
what main courses were served
meats or fish with vegtables and sauces
what dessert was served
fruit, nuts and simple sweet cakes
why was it importnat that the host had a selection of food and wine
to impress the guests
what did the food served to the guests depend on
your social status
what were 4 standards the host had for his guests
- make sure your feet are clean
- do not flirt with another mans wife
- do not have arguments
- go home to conduct arguments
what were some intertainment ideas
1, extende drinking wine sessions
2. dancers
3. acrobats
4. clowns
5. guests playing games similar to dice and backgammon
discussions about literature or philopshy
why did romans have an extende drinking session
because romans dilute their wine, they were not easily drunk
