Domus Romana

Walk virtually through an ancient Roman house. Choose the correct name for each room or item as you go.

​Rooms in a Roman vīlla (domus)

• faucēs (jaws) - entryway.

• ātrium - front living room.

• cubiculum - bedroom.

• tablīnum - study or office.

• hortus or peristylium - garden.

• triclīnium - dining room with 3 couches.

• culīna - kitchen.

Multiple Choice

ubi sumus? (Where are we?)

• in culīnā

• in tablīnō

• in peristyliō

• in ātriō

Multiple Choice

quid est ātrium Angicē?

• kitchen

• front living room

• bedroom

• garden

Multiple Choice

ubi sumus? (Where are we?)

• in culīnā

• in tablīnō

• in cubiculō

• in triclīniō

Multiple Choice

quid est cubiculum Angicē?

• bedroom

• study or office

• garden

• bathroom

Multiple Choice

ē cubiculō (out of the bedroom) et

in ātrium (into the atrium) ambulāmus (we walk).

quid spectās? (What do you see at the end of this clip?)

• sellam spectō.

• amphoram spectō.

• scholam spectō.

Multiple Choice

quid est?

• triclīnium - the dining room.

• peristylium - a garden in a courtyard.

• larārium - a shrine for household worship.

Multiple Choice

ubi sumus? (Where are we?)

• in cubiculō

• in hortō

• in tablīnō

• in faucibus

Multiple Choice

quid est tablīnum Anglicē?

• garden

• bedroom

• kitchen

• office or study

Multiple Choice

ubi sumus? (Where are we?)

• in triclīniō

• in hortō (peristyliō)

• in ātriō

• in larariō

Multiple Choice

quid est hortus Anglicē?

• living room

• garden

• bathroom

• entryway

Multiple Choice

ubi sumus? (Where are we?)

• in triclīniō

• in tablīnō

• in cubiculō

• in culīnā

Multiple Choice

quid est triclīnium Anglicē?

• bedroom

• formal dining room with 3 couches

• kitchen

• shrine for daily family worship

Multiple Choice

ubi sumus? (Where are we?)

• in cubiculō

• in tablīnō

• in culīnā

• in scholā

Multiple Choice

quid est culīna Anglicē?

• bedroom

• shop

• entryway

• kitchen

Multiple Choice

quid est?

• latrīna (a bathroom)

• mēnsa

• sella

• stylus

Multiple Choice

discēdimus per... (We leave through the...) Watch out! There might be a canis there!

valēte!

• faucēs

• cubiculum

• terram