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Stage 14 ~ apud Salvium
Let’s head “apud Salvium” (into Salvius’ house) where preparations are under way for the imminent arrival of a special guest who’s travelled a long way from his recently destroyed home in Pompeii.

Rufilla

Page 25

10 slave-girls, 9 slave-boys, 2 hairdressers and an Egyptian cook! What more does a Roman lady want? Meet Salvius' wife...

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Domitilla cubiculum parat I

Page 26

A guest is coming and rooms have to be readied; but how does a young slave-girl get out of cleaning? Flirt with the cook, of course!

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Domitilla cubiculum parat II

Page 27

The bedroom's spotless. Now all it needs is some furniture!

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in tablino

Page 30

His wife is nagging, his furniture's been moved - and Salvius' day is about to get even worse...

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Quintus advenit

Page 32

For the lad we last saw in Pompeii, it's five-star treatment with all the trimmings... including a chest and candelabra!

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tripodes argentei

Page 33

Bronze, silver and gold. Keeping up appearances - Salvius-style!

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	Stage 14 vocabulary

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	Noun or adjective?
	Verb or adjective?
	Adjective?
	Adjectives 1
	Adjectives 2
	Characters
	Imports and exports
	Briton or Roman?

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ANCIENT BRITONS

British tribes 1: the map

Superior, non-interactive map (thus good for print-out) showing the areas of British and Irish Celtic tribes.

British tribes 2

Excellent introductory website, with interactive map, on the Celtic tribes at the time of the Roman invasion.

British tribes 3

Fairly brief descriptions of the Celtic tribes of Britain, providing intelligent commentary upon the few facts we often have.

British tribes 4

Superior, interactive map of Celtic tribes in Britain linking to extremely detailed information on each tribe making it suitable for older surfers.

British tribes and Roman settlements

Tribal-divisions form a base map, over which you can superimpose Roman settlements.

A Conquered Briton: a Roman tombstone

The tombstone of Longinus, a Roman auxilliary-cavalry officer from Bulgaria, showing him riding in victory over a conquered Briton.
More on Longinus' tombstone;
The original is in Colchester Museum; as depicted on p.42 of CLC Bk.II.

Druids

Brief explanation with links and images from the British Museum.

More detailed information about the druids can be found in our website section DRUIDES.
Also check out ~ DRUIDS: IMAGE GALLERY.

THE ROMAN INVASIONS

> JULIUS CAESAR'S INVASIONS: 55 & 54 BC
"Julius Caesar's two invasions of 55 and 54 BC did not result in any permanent occupation of Britain. Indeed, they barely constituted more than explorartoy raids. NO physical trace of either expedition has ever been found. Sideshows in the conquest of Gaul, they were nevertheless of colossal importance to Britain."
From Roman Britain by Guy de la Bedoyere.

55 BC: Julius Caesar's Invasion 1

The simple facts...

55 BC: Julius Caesar's Invasion 2

Scroll ahead to the section on "Julius Caesar" for a highly readable account by T.W.Potter of the invasions. These are "Look Inside" webpages from the Short Oxford History of the Britsh Isles (OUP, 2002).

54 BC: Julius Caesar's Invasion 4

JC's account of his second invasion in 54 BC from his book Gallic Wars.

Julius Caesar: the bust

An amazing example of ancient sculpture! Made sometime in the 1st-century BC or AD, and thought to have come from Rome, this bust is made of Egyptian green slate (except the marble eyes which are modern) and conveys the majesty and authority of Caesar. Note how he's shown not in military uniform but in the tunic and toga of the Roman statesman.
In the Altes Museum in Berlin.

Click for more on JULIUS CAESAR in our separate section.

> CLAUDIUS' INVASIONS: 43 AD

43 AD: Claudius' Invasion 1

A good introduction from TimeTeam: from Julius Caesar's expedition in 55 BC through to Claudius' invasion in AD 43.

43 AD: Claudius' Invasion 2

Excellent account of the invasion using many extracts from the Roman historians, thus more suitable for older surfers.

43 AD: Claudius' Invasion 3

Professor Mark Hassall discusses the reasons for the Roman invasions of Britain by Caesar and Claudius, the settlement of the province of Britannia under Claudius' first governor, Aulus Plautius, where the legions were based, the question of the frontier and the creation of the three client kingdoms.

43 AD: Claudius' Invasion 4 - the 1st Fort?

Picture, plan and description of the fort at Richborough (Roman Rutupiae) in Kent - in all probability the Romans' landing-spot during Claudius' invasion.

43 AD: Claudius' Invasion 5 - where did he land?

Ernest Black discusses the possible landing sites for the Claudian invasion of Britain in AD 43. While there are good accounts of the other two Roman invasions, controversy still surrounds Claudius’ reasons for invading Britain and his military plans.

Click for more on EMPEROR CLAUDIUS in our separate section.

ROMANS IN BRITAIN

The Romans in Britain: interactive map

Excellent interactive map showing Roman towns, villas, military bases, industries etc.

Names of Roman Towns

Alphabetical list of the Latin names of towns in Great Britain and Ireland.

Life in Roman Britain

Introduction to life in Britain under the Romans, with sections on administration, towns, baths, entertainments, roads, villas, and trade.

Trade in Roman Britain

The types of trade and way it was organised before and after the Romans arrived in Britain.

Roman industries in Britain: interactive map

Fully interactive.

Colchester - Britain's first city

A short historical survey of Colchester (Camulodunum).

Colchester Museum and Exhibits

A personal tour of the museum, built on the site of a Roman temple, with photos of many of the great Roman finds.

Roman Britain timeline

Detailed, almost year-by-year account of the Roman invasion and life in Britain under the Romans.

Romans in Sussex

County-specific website but with useful insights relevant to other parts of the UK.
Some pages my be familiar, because we've linked to specific webpages from this site throughout the Book II section of CLC website.

BOUDICA

Boudica 1

Short summary of the Queen of the Iceni tribe.

Boudica 2

An interactive story, aimed at 7-11 year olds, about Boudica's Revolt, seen through the eyes of four different characters: Boudica herself, a Celtic farmer, a Roman soldier and Suetonius, the Governor of Britain. There are also activities and an online glossary.

Boudica 3

Excellent website from Channel 4, taking you, step by step, on her journey from the first flames to the final disaster, and revealing where you can see the evidence for yourself.

Boudica 4

Roman account of Boudica's revolt as told by Tacitus in Book 14 of his Annals.

CELTIC GOLD

Celtic Treasure 1

Illustrated article about the spectacular finds of gold torcs (as illustrated on p.22 of Bk.II) and coins found in a Norfolk field ("the Snettisham Treasure"), which may have been the Iceni royal treasury.

Celtic Treasure 2

British Museum webpages about the Snettisham Treasure. Note: most of the hoard, which is the largest deposit of gold and silver from Iron Age Europe, was more than a century before Boudica's time, so could not have belonged to her.

Links to many other Romano-British people, places and activities are to be found in Stages 13-16 in Book II, and throughout Book III.

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TODAY‘S PROVERB

	timeo Danaos et dona ferentes

Guess the translation Change proverb: LUCKY DIP

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ante diem septimum Idus Septembris
or
a.d. VII Id. Sept.
for short!
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