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The '''Caecilius''' family, a middle-class Roman family of | The '''Caecilius''' family, a middle-class Roman family of four, 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''': prosperous marble merchant [[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]] | ||
*'''Daughter''': concecrated priestess [[Evelina Caecilius Iucundus]] | |||
The family | They were spared the fate of their fellow Pompeiians by the [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]]'s timely intervention. By early A.D. [[Early_human_history#1st_century_A.D.|80]], the family had resettled in [[Rome]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') One of the family--likely [[Lucius Caecilius Iucundus|Lucius]]--wrote an account of their escape from Pompeii; the scroll was recovered in a [[1923]] archaeological expedition by Professor [[Livesy-Smythe]]. | ||
==Behind the Scenes== | |||
*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. | ||
[[Category:1st century individuals]] | |||
Revision as of 17:33, 4 September 2008
The Caecilius family, a middle-class Roman family of four, lived in Pompeii in A.D. 79, just before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Family members
- Father: prosperous marble merchant Lucius Caecilius Iucundus
- Mother: devout housewife Metella Caecilius Iucundus
- Son: rebellious youth Quintus Caecilius Iucundus
- Daughter: concecrated priestess Evelina Caecilius Iucundus
They were spared the fate of their fellow Pompeiians by the Doctor's timely intervention. By early A.D. 80, the family had resettled in Rome. (DW: The Fires of Pompeii) One of the family--likely Lucius--wrote an account of their escape from Pompeii; the scroll was recovered in a 1923 archaeological expedition by Professor Livesy-Smythe.
