Latin Study Guide Stage 2

University:
Amherst College
Course:
CLAS 111 | An Introduction to Latin Language and Literature
Academic year:

2021
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165

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2
Author:

5prinzg1s

Stage 2: Vocabulary: Intro to Latin Cases: Nominative Case – Ends in -a -us or miscellaneous The nominative case is the person or thing that does something Ex: In the sentence “Metella pats Cerberus”, Metella would be in the nominative case The nominative case has two grammatical functions: The first one is the subject – The subject is who the sentence is about (probably a refresher from English) The second use case is the predicate nominative – The predicate nominative is something that completes a sentence (on the other side of a linking verb). An example would be in the sentence “Metella is the mother”, “the mother” would be the predicate nominative Accusative case – Ends in -am -um or -em The accusative case is the person or thing that is on the receiving end of the nominative case Ex: In the sentence “Metella pats Cerberus”, Cerberus would be in the accusative case The only use of the accusative case is the direct object – The direct object is the action of a transitive verb For Latin sentences with direct objects, the word order goes as follows: Subject 🡪 Direct Object 🡪 Verb Culture – Daily Life of a Roman: The slaves would wake up early to sweep, dust, polish, and get the house ready for when their master would wake up which was at dawn. When the master woke up, he would first put on a tunic, and then with the help of his slaves, he would put on his toga. The toga was highly valued because only Roman citizens could wear it. 🡪A roman toga A Roman breakfast mainly like a snack, most times it was just a piece of bread and a cup of water. The first main activity of the day for the master was to gather the greetings of his patrons. Patrons were generally freedmen who had previously been enslaved to the master. Businessmen generally went to the forum, which was the main square, after this where they would do most of their work. Lunch was also a light meal which generally had some meat and fruits. After Lunch, business generally ended. The main meal of the day was eaten in the late Afternoon and it was called Cena. They would eat in the triclinium (dining room) while reclining. In the Roman Empire, only poor people and slaves would eat standing up. It was a three-course meal with several hearty foods. The common drink to accompany the meal was wine.