DOM: Overview - Decimus' Journey

Overview - Decimus' Journey

The image shows Decimus and his fellow soldiers finding Flavia and her companions on the Appian Way.

Decimus continues training by practicing sword fighting, military formations and marching with a heavy pack daily along the Appian Way (remember - 20 miles a day!). His next challenge will be to patrol a stretch of the road on which travelers have recently reported thieves. 

Decimus and his fellow soldiers approach a group of travelers, including a young woman named Flavia. The woman and her companions are in need of assistance as they were robbed along the road. Help Decimus repair their wagon and send the travelers to a nearby villa (country estate). Also, join in to help the soldiers search for the thief. Success in this module means you have helped Decimus return Flavia's belongings, so let's get to it!

Study Guide

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Essential Questions

  1. What is a declension?
  2. What is the nominative case and how is it used?
  3. What is the accusative case and how is it used?
  4. What is the vocative case and how is it used?
  5. How is a noun's declension determined?
  6. What were the various social classes in Rome?
  7. How did Romans dress?

Key Terms

  1. Noun- A noun is traditionally defined as a person, place or thing. In Latin a noun is a word that uses a set of case endings and has three characteristics: case, number and gender.
  2. Declension- a family of nouns
  3. Gender- masculine, feminine or neuter
  4. Number- singular or plural
  5. Case- shows the function of the noun in the sentence
  6. Nominative- case used for subjects of a sentence and predicate nominatives
  7. Base- part of the noun to which endings are added. It is formed by dropping the genitive singular ending from a noun
  8. Accusative - case frequently used as the direct object of a sentence
  9. Predicate nominative- found with linking verbs and tells more about the subject
  10. Vocative- case used for calling someone by name
  11. Inflection- an ending

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