1. Domus Romana A Tour of a Roman House By Magistra Maitland Roman House

2. benedictum in vestibulo est.
vestibulum
“SALVE LUCRUM”
vestibulum = entry
Salve lucrum = welcome wealth
Benedictum in vestibulo est = the greeting is in the entry
benedictum in vestibulo est.
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3. atrium et impluvium impluvium est in atrio. aqua in impluvio est.
Atrium (living room/atrium) & impluvium (pool of water)
The impluvium is in the atrium.
Water is in the impluvium.

4. impluvium statua in impluvio est. Impluvium = pool of water
The statue is in the pool of water.
statua in impluvio est.
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5. lararium lares sunt in larario. lararium in atrio est.
Lararium = shrine to household gods
The lares (household gods) are in the shrine.
The shrine is in the atrium.
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6. pater scribit in tablino.
tablinum
Tablinum = study
The father writes in the study.
(left picture shows a wallpainting in the study. Right shows the atrium/pool in foreground, with study in middleground and garden in background)
pater scribit in tablino.
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7. hortus in peristylio est.
hortus et peristylium
Hortus (garden) & peristylium (colonnaded walkway)
The man sits in the garden.
The garden is in the peristyle (walkway).
vir in horto sedet.
hortus in peristylio est.
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8. canis in peristylio est.
peristylium
Peristylium – covered walkway
The dog is in the peristyle.
(Notice again the wall paintings.)
canis in peristylio est.

9. servus in culinā laborat.
culina
Culina – kitchen
The slave works in the kitchen.
servus in culinā laborat.

10. Quintus bibit in triclinio.
triclinium
Triclinium = dining room (many homes had one off the garden to be used in nice weather and another off the atrium to be used in winter or poor weather.
Quintus drinks in the dining room. (notice the arrangement of 3 couches – 3=tri – around a central table)
Quintus bibit in triclinio.

11. cubiculum lectus in cubiculo est. mater in lecto dormit.
Cubiculum = bedroom, lectus = couch/bed
The bed is in the bedroom.
The mother sleeps in the bed.
lectus in cubiculo est.
mater in lecto dormit.
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12. Model Sentences - What’s going on?
vestibulum
benedictum in vestibulo est.
atrium
impluvium est in atrio.
impluvium
aqua in impluvio est.
lararium
lares sunt in larario.
tablinum
pater scribit in tablino.
hortus
vir sedet in horto.
peristylium
canis est in peristylio.
culina
servus in culinā laborat.
triclinium
Quintus bibit in triclinio.
cubiculum
lectus in cubiculo est.
lectus
mater in lecto dormit.
Review the model sentences. Notice the endings change in the sentences – this indicates ablative case/place where.

13. Ablative of Place Where
Used with the preposition “in”
Nouns ending in -a, add a long mark to get -ā
Nouns ending in –us or –um, switch the ending to -o

14. Practicing the Ablative
Give the ablative for aqua & culina
aquā …….. culinā
Give the ablative for hortus & lectus
horto ……. lecto
Give the ablative for atrium & tablinum
atrio ……… tablino

15. In Latin, how would you say…
In the garden…….
In the kitchen….…
In the bedroom….
In the atrium…….
In the water……...
In the study…….
in horto
in culinā
in cubiculo
in atrio
in aquā
in tablino

16. (Give yourselves a round of applause)
Great Job Everyone!
Se Plaudite!
(Give yourselves a round of applause)