Ludi Romani page 157 questions on the story

1. lines 1-2: Rōmānī deōs et deās laudāre volēbant: saepe lūdōs faciēbant quod volēbant deōs esse laetōs. Why did the Romans have festivals?

Answer explanation

They wanted to praise the gods and the gods to be happy

2. line 3: in Lūdīs Rōmānīs Rōmānī magnās epulās faciēbant. During the Ludi Romani what did the Romans do?

Answer explanation

They had great feasts

3. lines 4-5: multī Rōmānī ad epulās veniēbant; multī agricolae ab agrīs ad urbem veniēbant quod ad epulās adesse volēbant. Who came to the feast?

Answer explanation

many Romans, but also many farmers came to Rome from their farms to celebrate

4. lines 5-6: servī et ancillae cēnam optimam ē vīllīs et tabernīs ad epulās ferēbant What did the slaves and slave-women do?

Answer explanation

they brought an excellent dinner from their houses/inns to the feast

5. lines 6-7: ‘fertis,’ inquiunt Rōmānī, ‘cēnam optimam! volumus deōs et deās esse laetōs! volumus cēnam optimam cōnsūmere! Why were the Romans pleased that the slaves and slave-women brought an excellent feast?

Answer explanation

They wanted to eat a really good dinner

6. lines 8-9: Rōmānī cibum cōnsūmpsērunt et vīnum bibērunt; Rōmānī rīdēbant et laetī erant. Why were the Romans laughing and happy?

Answer explanation

they were happy because they were eating food and drinking wine

7. lines 10-11: Rōmānī etiam deōs et deās ad epulās Iovis vocābant: statuās deōrum et deārum prope mēnsās posuērunt. Who else did the Romans call to Jupiter’s feast? How did they do this?

Answer explanation

They also invited gods and goddesses to the feasts by bringing their statues

8. line 11-12: Rōmānī volēbant deōs et deās adesse quod volēbant epulās esse fēlīcēs. Why did the Romans want the gods and goddesses to be present?

Answer explanation

they wanted to gods and goddesses there because they wanted the feast to be lucky and blessed by the gods

9. Do you think a feast such as this was a good way to worship the gods? Explain your answer with reference to details from the story

in lines 6-7, which of these words is a present tense verb?

• ferebant

• fertis

• inquiunt

• cenam