personality

  choose one of the following personalities. Students are then to construct a quasi-fictional ‘day in the life of’ for that person by describing the events and activities that their chosen personality might attend across a 24 hour period while living in Pompeii in the first century AD. PERSONALITIES TO CHOOSE FROM Marcus Severus – a male upper class citizen and candidate for a position in the ordo decurionum Xanthus – a male Greek slave working in a fullery in Pompeii Lavinia – a married woman of the Pompeian upper class Titus Ferox – the middle class owner of a property in Pompeii he wants to rent out? Julius Cornelius – a 10 year old boy of the Pompeian middle class Marcus Cornelius Fonto – a male Pompeian banker/money lender Titus Fulvio – a merchant who exports garum (Roman fish sauce made in Pompeii) Gallia – A female slave from Gaul for sale in Pompeii Claudius Macro – a priest of The Imperial Cult Similus – a funeral clown Antonius Pulcher – a freed gladiator Quintus Varro – a member of the vigiles Students will be expected to provide details of at least four (4) activities that their personality might attend to at different places within Pompeii throughout their day. An example of such activates might include (using a member of the provincial middle class as an example): ? What they do when they first get up in the morning (location #1 = their house) and before they go to their respective place of work How they travel to their place of work (location #2) what they wear/use and what they do when they get there Where they might go, and what they might do, as an afternoon leisure activity (location #3) Where they might go in the evening to dine or meet with friends or colleagues (location #4)