Latin 2 > Roman Life

Communication

Reading for Understanding

• Read passages about state and family rituals, such as dinner parties, weddings, funerals, coming-of-age ceremonies, etc.
• Read passages about the functions of the balnea/thermae, the Circus Maximus, the Colosseum, ludi, etc.
• Read passages about the role of various family members and citizens in the overall structure of Roman society.

Using Oral and Written Language for Understanding

• Compose and translate sentences in Latin relating to passages read about Roman life which demonstrate appropriate grammatical structures related to the Latin 2 Program of Studies, such as purpose and result clauses, indirect discourse, and relative pronouns.
• Respond to questions about state and family rituals, the daily life of the Roman individual, and various forms of Roman entertainment and ludi.
• Render the date in Latin using the authentic Roman system of dating.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products

• Analyze the roles of the family member and the individual in Roman society, such as cliens, paterfamilias, patronus, uxor, etc.
• Examine the violent nature of gladiatorial and chariot racing rituals in the Colosseum and Circus Maximus.
• Discuss the celebrations unique to Roman society, such as commissatio, coming-of-age ceremony, weddings, funerals, etc.

Connections, Comparisons and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

• Recognize modern interpretations of the Roman baths, such as health clubs, spas, public and private pools and public libraries.
• Debate the Roman fascination with violence as shown in the violent nature of their entertainments.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Compare marriage and death customs in other countries to the Roman customs.
• Relate the American fascination with modern sports to the Roman bloodthirsty spectacles.
• Compare American games, such as NASCAR, horseracing, ice hockey and fencing, to chariot racing and the gladiatorial games.
• Recognize English derivatives related to terms based on the Roman calendar, such as mensis, Kalendae, Idus, etc.

Communication Across Communities

• Inform others about the Romans by making cultural bulletin boards about topics such as the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, and the baths.
• Recognize the evidence of Roman influence on popular culture and games.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Expressions such as Ave, Imperator, Morituri te salutamus, and panem et circenses
• Vocabulary for entertainment, such as ova, spina, metae, carceres, gladius, scuta, retiarius, tepidarium, apodyterium and hypocaustum
• Vocabulary for rituals, such as flammeum, manu, nupta, conubium, magister, bibendi, tali, pompa, and Manes

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