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Roman Meals (Cena)

A small breakfast was the ientaculum, a midday snack the prandium, and the main meal the cena. Dinner might last a long time and include several courses.

Grades 3–8. Daily life.

How it connects

When a story says cena, it means the important meal, not breakfast.

Latin words that go with this card: cibus, hora.

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