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Final Failure (1 of ?)
18
Classics
Undergraduate 3
12/12/2013

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Moretum
Definition
A type of herb cheese Romans ate with bread.
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Garum
Definition
Popular fermented fish sauce
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Mulsum
Definition
Chilled with honey
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triclinium
Definition
Dining space
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lectus imus
Definition
Far side of the chair, where host and his family sat. The lowest ranking people
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lectus medius
Definition
Middle of chair, actually the best place to sit. Where the guest of honor was.
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lectus summus
Definition
First three sitters. The less important guests (B>A>C)
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ientaculum
Definition
breakfast
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prandium
Definition
lunch
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cena
Definition
dinner
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Gustatio/gustum
Definition
Courses of a diner
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prima mensa
Definition
First course (veggies and meat)
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secunda mensa
Definition
Dessert
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popina
Definition
Lower class bar. Shit food and varying wine. Sketchy shit went down here.
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caupona
Definition
Upper class food/wine place.
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Caecuban
Definition
70 AD. Considered the best wine in the world.
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Falernian
Definition
Popular wine at 30 proof. 37BC – 200AD+
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Apicius
Definition
4th/5th c. AD cookbook author.
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