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[1] Quid est in atriō tuō? What’s in your ‘lounge’?
We cannot really equate our concept of ‘lounge’ with the Roman ātrium, which was a large, impressively decorated entrance hall to where guests would be led in order to meet the paterfamilias, the head of the household; they were wealthy and influential men, and would be regularly visited by their clientes, people who sought their assistance either financially or in the hope that the master of the house would do favours for them.
In atriō meō est ōstium. In my lounge there’s a door
iānua: generally referred to the first entrance to the house through which one entered from the street
ōstium: an inner door as opposed to the street door
The entrances to bedroom were sometimes closed off by a curtain (vēlum).
The image posted separately shows the reconstruction of the outer and inner door of a Pompeian house.
In atriō meō est statua. In my lounge there’s a statue
In atriō meō sunt duae fenestrae. In my lounge there are two windows.
In atriō meō sunt lucernae. … (oil) lamps
In atriō meō sunt pictūrae. … pictures / paintings
In atriō meō sunt quattuor sellae. … four chairs
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[2] [i] Quid est in cubiculō tuō? What’s in your bedroom?
In cubiculō meō est lectus. In my bedroom there’s a bed
lectus: bed; couch; sofa; a synonym for lectus is strātum which can also refer to a bed covering
In cubiculō meō est armārium. …a cupboard
In cubiculō meō sunt cunabula. In my bedroom there’s a cradle.
cunabulum: cradle normally occurs as a plural, hence cunabula; the disturbing image posted separately shows the baby cradle found in Pompeii, and the remains of the baby were found inside it
[ii] Quid est in armāriō tuō? What’s in your cupboard?
In armāriō meō est pecūnia. In my cupboard there’s money
In armariō meō sunt ānullī et armillae: In my cupboard are rings and bracelets
[iii] Quid est in lectō tuō? What’s on your bed?
In lectō meō sunt pulvīnī. On my bed are pillows.
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