Latin to English Translation: A Detailed Look at Roman Villa Life

'Syra, quae bona ancilla est, násum magnum et foedum E s WS ; M E nà 20 habet. Iülius est vir Aemiliae, feminae pulchrae. Iülius ib Aemiliam amat, quia ea pulchra et bona fémina est. Syra w Aemilia Iülium virum suum amat et cum eó habitat. | eo: Iülió Pater et màter liberos suos amant. Iülius non sólus, sed | sólus-a-um cum Aemilia et cum magna familià in villa habitat.

In villà sunt duo ostia: ostum magnum et ostium parvum. Villa duo ostia et multas fenestras habet.

In villà Iülii magnum àtrium est cum impluvio. Quid est in impluvió? In eó est aqua. In atrio nüllae fenestrae | eo: impluvio sunt.

Etiam peristylum magnum et pulchrum in villa est. Peristylum est vocabulum Graecum. In villis Graecis et Rómànis magna et pulchra peristyla sunt. Estne im pluvium in peristylo? Id non in peristylo, sed in àtrio est. In peristylo parvus hortus est.

In villa sunt multa cubicula. Quintus in cubiculo parvó dormit. Estne magnum cubiculum Marci? Id quoque parvum est. Iülius et Aemilia in cubiculo magno dormiunt. Ubi dormiunt servi? Ii quoque in cubiculis dormiunt. Suntne magna eórum cubicula? Ea nón magna sunt, et multi servi in ünó cubiculo dormiunt. Etiam ancillae multae in üno cubiculo dormiunt, neque eae magna cubicula habent. —

'Syra', who is a good maidservant, has a large and ugly nose. 'Julius' is the husband of 'Aemilia', a beautiful woman. Julius loves Aemilia because she is a beautiful and good woman. Syra also loves Julius, Aemilia's husband, and lives with him. | eo: Iulió The father and mother love their children. Julius does not live alone, but | sólus-a-um lives with Aemilia and a large family in the villa.

In the villa there are two doors: a large door and a small door. The villa has two doors and many windows.

In Julius' villa there is a large atrium with an impluvium. What is in the impluvium? Water is in it. There are no windows in the atrium. | eo: impluvio

There is also a large and beautiful peristyle in the villa. Peristylum is a Greek word. In Greek and Roman villas there are large and beautiful peristyles. Is there an impluvium in the peristyle? It is not in the peristyle, but in the atrium. In the peristyle there is a small garden.

In the villa there are many bedrooms. 'Quintus' sleeps in a small bedroom. Does 'Marcus' have a large bedroom? It is also small. Julius and Aemilia sleep in a large bedroom. Where do the servants sleep? They also sleep in bedrooms. Are their bedrooms large? They are not large, and many servants sleep in the same bedroom. Also, many maidservants sleep in one bedroom, and they do not have large bedrooms.'