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The '''Caecilius''' family, a middle-class Roman family of | The '''Caecilius''' family, a middle-class Roman family of three, lived in [[Pompeii]] in [[Early human history#1st century|A.D. 79]], just before the eruption of [[Mount Vesuvius]]. | ||
==Family members== | ==Family members== | ||
*'''Father''': | *'''Father''': a very wealthy banker [[Lucius Caecilius Iucundus]] | ||
*'''Mother''': devout housewife [[Metella Caecilius Iucundus]] | *'''Mother''': devout housewife [[Metella Caecilius Iucundus]] | ||
*'''Son''': rebellious youth [[Quintus Caecilius Iucundus]] | *'''Son''': rebellious youth [[Quintus Caecilius Iucundus]] | ||
The family died like many other people in pompeii when a huge volcanoe erupted overthe city of italy. | |||
*The Caecilius family are based on stock characters used in Latin textbooks. | *The Caecilius family are based on stock characters used in Latin textbooks. | ||
*In the Latin textbooks, only [[Quintus]] survives the eruption and [[Evelina]] did not exist. | *In the Latin textbooks, only [[Quintus]] survives the eruption and [[Evelina]] did not exist. | ||
Revision as of 17:27, 4 September 2008
The Caecilius family, a middle-class Roman family of three, lived in Pompeii in A.D. 79, just before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Family members
- Father: a very wealthy banker Lucius Caecilius Iucundus
- Mother: devout housewife Metella Caecilius Iucundus
- Son: rebellious youth Quintus Caecilius Iucundus
The family died like many other people in pompeii when a huge volcanoe erupted overthe city of italy.
