FAM: Overview - Decimus' Journey

The image shows an illustration of the emperor and Decimus at the palace.

Overview - Decimus' Journey

Emperor Titus again recognizes Decimus for his heroic efforts to save Roman citizens from the terrible fire. Titus honors Decimus by naming him Praetorian Prefect and assigns Decimus as the bodyguard for the imperial family in the palace. Decimus is honored by the position and immediately assumes the responsibilities of being a prefect.

Soon, Emperor Titus will celebrate the opening ceremonies of the Flavian Amphitheater. Decimus will play an essential role in assisting Titus with the preparations and planning.

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Essential Questions

    1. What are Roman numerals?
    2. How do Roman numbers function as adjectives?
    3. Which Latin numbers decline? How?
    4. What are cardinal and ordinal numbers in Latin?
    5. What are irregular adjectives in Latin?
    6. How are Roman family roles portrayed?

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 which are 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. Adjective - word that describes a noun
  7. Numeral - graphical depiction of a number.  The Roman Numeral system uses letters to represent numeric values
  8. Cardinal - natural numbers (ie. 1,2,3, etc.)
  9. Ordinal - ordered set of numbers (ie. 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc)

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