ROMAN YEARS a.u.c. 1: Foundation of Rome (traditional date 753 BC) a.u.c. 2762: This year (AD 2009)

ROMAN MONTHS (January) named after Janus, god of gates) (February) named after festival of Februa) March month of Mars, god of war, first month, start of year, start of Spring, start of military season April ?opening ?Aphrodite May month of goddess Maia, goddess of Spring June month of Juno, wife of Jupiter July Quintilis, 5th month, renamed by Julius Caesar August Sextilis, 6th month, renamed by Augustus September 7th month October 8th month November9th month December 10th month

ROMAN DAYS LatinItalianEnglish Dies Saturni (Day of Saturn) SabatoSaturday Dies Solis (Day of the Sun)DomenicaSunday Dies Lunae (Day of the Moon)LunedìMonday Dies Martis (Day of Mars)Martedì Tuesday (Day of Tiw) Dies Mercurii (Day of Mercury)MercoledìWednesday (Day of Woden) Dies Jovis (Day of Jupiter)Giovedì Thursday (Day of Thor) Dies Veneris (Day of Venus)VenerdìFriday (Day of Freya)

THE DATE Kalends: First day of the month Nones: 5th day of month (in most months) 7th day of month (in March, May, July, October) Ides:13th of month (in most months) 15th day of month (in March, May, July, October) Tuesday, 24th August AD 79: dies Martis a.d. IX Kal. Sept. DCCCXXXII a.u.c. Wednesday October 7th 2009: dies Mercurii Non. Oct. MMDCCLXII a.u.c.

SUMMERWINTER 1st hour: 4.27 a.m.7.33 a.m. 2nd hour: 5.42 a.m.8.17 a.m. 3rd hour: 6.58 a.m.9.02 a.m. 4th hour: 8.13 a.m.9.46 a.m. 5th hour: 9.29 a.m a.m. 6th hour: a.m a.m. 7th hour: midday12.00 midday 8th hour: 1.15 p.m p.m. 9th hour: 2.31 p.m.1.29 p.m. 10th hour: 3.46 p.m.2.13 p.m. 11th hour: 5.02 p.m.2.58 p.m. 12th hour:6.17 p.m.3.42 p.m. Sunset:7.33 p.m.4.27 p.m.

THE FIRST HOUR SummerWinter a.m a.m.

SHAVING

HAIRDRESSING

APARTMENTS

THE SECOND HOUR Summer Winter a.m a.m.

THE CLIENTS

Plan of a Pompeian house

THE ATRIUM

The impluvium

THE ATRIUM

The atrium

Imagines

THE HOUSE OF THE FAUN, ATRIUM

THE PERISTYLE

Boscoreale

FOUNTAINS

CASTELLUM AQUAE

PIPES

THE THIRD HOUR SummerWinter a.m a.m.

THE BASILICA

THE FORUM

THE SURGEON

SURVEYORS

ARCHITECTS

AMPHITHEATR E

VIA DELL’ ABBONDANZA

BAKERIES

THE FULLONICA Painting showing a fullonica, House of the Tragic PoetPainting showing a fullonica, House of the Tragic Poet

Press

MARKETING

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES vegetable garden grapevine roots roots pots basin cistern

THE WINE INDUSTRY

WINE PRODUCTION

SELLING WINE

OIL PRESSING

Oplontis kitchen

Lavatory

THE SEVENTH HOUR Midday

FIGS (PAINTING IN THE VILLA AT OPLONTIS)

HOUSE OF OCTAVIUS QUARTIO

Stabiae S.Marco

THE EIGHTH HOUR SummerWinter p.m p.m.

Menander bath

PALAESTRA

Bath heating

Forum baths

THE NINTH HOUR SummerWinter p.m p.m.

THERMOPOLIA

TAVERNS

Hotel of Julia Felix, triclinium

HOUSE OF THE EPHEBE

Eating in the garden

Menander silver

Oil lamp