# Lectio II: In Tōnstrīnā
## Introduction

As a tōnsor (barber) in a busy Roman tōnstrīna (barbershop), you interact with all levels of society. From slaves to senators, merchants to soldiers, everyone needs a haircut! You'll practice giving and receiving instructions, asking questions about styles, and engaging in the essential small talk that made Roman barbers famous as news-sharers and gossips.
Barbers are an excellent choice of profession for many reasons. All excepting a very few of us get hair cuts, most famously hermits. Additionally, your customers may consult you as their Barber for minor medical treatments, rather than asking expensive doctors. For these reasons, this is an especially important Latin lesson.

## Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will have revised and expanded your ability to:
* Use the present tense verbs in all persons
* Form and respond to commands using the imperative
* Apply the dative case for indirect objects
* Use prepositions correctly with accusative and ablative cases
* Form questions using various question words
* Engage in contextual dialogue about barbershop activities

## Cliēns Difficilis

Lucius Verrēs tōnsor, vir mundus et honestus, in tōnstrīnā suā elegantī labōrābat. Ibi senātor in sellā sedēbat, hīc mercātor barbam rādī exspectābat, illīc tribūnus capillōs tondērī cupīvit.
Subitō umbra obscūra in līmine appāruit. Odor novus et horribilis per tōnstrīnam serpsit - ut mixtiō faetoris caprae et āleī putridī.
Ērēmīta immānis et squalidus, saetīs et barbā tam horridīs ut ipsae bēstiae fugere possent, intrāvit. Clientēs nōbilēs inter sē aspiciēbant. Senātor, nāsum tegēns, subitō "negōtium urgēns" recordātus est. Mercātor quoque, odōre percussus, "nāvem exspectō" inquit et ēgressus est. Tribūnus, pallidior factus, silenter ad iānuam rēpsit.
"Tōnsor!" vōce raucā clāmāvit ērēmīta. "Auxiliō tuō egeō!"
"Thermās prīmum petet dominus?" inquit Lucius Verrēs, novāculam suam dēpōnēns.
"Nōn thermās! Vōta sollemnia dīs vōvī: numquam lavābor, numquam sine necessitāte loquar, numquam locum meum sacrum relinquam!"
"Post balneum," interpōnit Lucius, "capillōs istōs ingentēs tondēre possum. Forficēs ovium adhibēbō - aliae nōn sufficient."
"Capillī sacrī sunt!" respondit ērēmīta, barbam suam horrificam palmīs premēns. "Per hōs quadrāgintā annōs neque aqua neque ferrum tetigērunt! Dī ipsī hōs nutriunt!"
"Et quōmodō ergō tibi servīre possum?" rogāvit Lucius, clientēs suōs respiciēns.
"Ulcera!" inquit ērēmīta, ad saxum suum dēmōnstrāns. "Hīc... et hīc... et illīc... Sed cavē - medicum nē vocēs! Medicī omnēs fūrēs sunt! Graecī mendācēs! Aegyptiī fallācēs! Syriācī dēceptōrēs! Omnēs unguentīs pretiōsīs morbōs graviorēs faciunt! Exempla tibi nārrābō!"
"Minimē necesse est," incipit Lucius.
"EXEMPLA TIBI NARRABO! Medicus Graecus ērēmītae Campaniae 'lenitātem' suam vendidit - centum dēnāriōs! Centum! Et quid erat? Adeps asinī mixtus aquā rosāceā! Alius medicus Aegyptius herbās 'mīrificās' portābat - quās in prātō communī collegerat! Tertius, Syriācus pessimus, 'remedium antīquum' vendidit - mustum vīnī nihil aliud! Et omnēs bibliothecās habent! Librōs legunt! Hippocratēs hōc dīxit, Galēnus illud scrīpsit - sed nātūra ipsa mē docuit! Quadrāgintā annī in saxō sedendī plūs valent quam centum librī Graecī!"
"Domine sanctissime," interpōnit Lucius, "vōta tua dē silentiō?"
"Vōta mea?" ērēmīta subitō subsistit. "Ā! Vōta mea! Bene mē monēs! Silentium servāre dēbeō. Ac praetereā, cum mē iuvenem serpēns in saxō dormientem."
"Per vōta tua sacra," interpōnit iterum Lucius, "per saxum tuum venerandum, per barbam tuam inviolātam - sine verbīs supernumerāriīs ulcera tua mōnstrā!"
"Hm!" ērēmīta nunc digitō mūtō ulcera ostendit. "Hīc... hīc... illīc..."
Lucius, ulcera attentē īnspiciēns, unguentum simplicissimum parāre incipit.
"Hoc," incipit explicāre.
"Ēheu!" exclāmat ērēmīta, vōta oblītus. "Unguentum adhibēre vīs? Medicum Syriācum reminīscor quī-"
"Per saxum tuum!"
"Mmmf!" facit ērēmīta, labrīs compressīs.
"Adeps anserīnus," susurrat Lucius, "cum herbīs prātī mixtus. Pretiō parvō-"
Ērēmīta oculōs torquet: "Immo, sine pretiō dabō. Nam vīta tam sancta mercēdem spernit!"
Ērēmīta, dignitate recuperātā, capite adnuit.
"Sēdēbis," inquit Lucius, "dum unguentum parō. Nōn in sellā elegantī..." - nam ērēmīta iam fremēbat - "...sed hīc, in saxō parvō. Ut domī."
Dum Lucius unguentum miscet, turba forīs crēscēbat. Puerī per iānuam lātam intuentēs dēmōnstrābant: "Ecce ursum!" "Minimē, simium!" "Immō, mōnstrum silvestre!"
"Et olet!" exclāmat puella nāsum comprimens. "Exāctē ut mustēla!"
"Nōn ut mustēla," corrigit puer doctior. "Ut mille mustēlae in spēluncā angustā per annum clausae!"
"Mmmmmf!" facit ērēmīta, historiās dē puerīs male ēducātīs manifēstē retinēns.
"Sed cūr barbam tam longam habet?" rogat puer parvus.
"Quia numquam tondētur!" respondet alter admirātiōne. "Numquam! Per quadrāgintā annōs! Et numquam lavātur quoque!"
"Mmmmmf!" facit ērēmīta, digitōs agitāns.
"Quam beātus!" suspirat tertius. "Mē māter bis cotīdiē lavārī cōgit!"
"Et mē! Et antequam templum intrō, manūs iterum lavāre dēbeō!"
"Fortasse," dīcit puer calllidissimus, "minus sanctī sunt! Ecce prōbātiōnem: quō minus tē lavās et quō magis olēs, eō sanctior es!"
"MMMMMMFFFFF!" facit ērēmīta, historiās dē doctrinā verā manifēstē cohibēns.
"Ergō," concludit puella, "cum domum redeō, mātrī dīcam mē sanctitātis causā numquam iterum lavātūram esse!"
Lucius unguentum blandē adhibuit. "Hoc ulcerī prōderit," susurrāvit, "illud tumōrī. Istīc quoque paululum pōnāmus. Sed cotīdiē haec medicāmenta adhibenda sunt. Et perpetuō in saxō sedēre ulceribus nōn prōderit..."
"Dī ipsa remedia dabunt!" respondit ērēmīta. "Et piae fēminae in corbulā fūnī adligātā dōna relinquere solent. Cibōs, vestēs, unguentā."
"Ah," inquit Lucius, "clientibus meīs dīcam ut plūra medicāmenta mittant."
"Post quadrāgintā annōs fortasse iterum tē vidēbō," inquit ērēmīta. "Nam hodiē bis locūtus sum - et mediō diē! Paenitentiam agere dēbeō."
"Dīs grātiās agō quod medicum nōn adeō!" inquit ērēmīta. "Nam medicī statim secāre volunt - vel membra amputāre!"
"Sī dentēs extrahendōs habēs," respondit Lucius suāviter, "tibi hōc grātīs facere possum."
Ērēmīta, dentēs ātrōs et corruptōs subrīsū brevī ostendens, subitō exsilit. Tum capite dēmissō, labrīs compressīs et vōtō silentiī servātō, subitō ēgreditur. Puerī, novō magistrō inventō, paucīs passibus adversō ventō sequuntur.
Cum turba abiisset, Lucius nōn sōlum sellam pūrgāvit et novāculās lavit, sed etiam herbās odōrātās incendit et valuās omniā aperuit. "Discipule," inquit meditābundus, "cūr dī immortālēs tālēs virōs ēligunt quī arcāna sua contemplent? Cūr nōn aliquem minus molestum inveniunt? Quamquam ille certē aliquid dē aeternitāte mē docuit."

## Essential Grammar
### Dative Case (Indirect Object)

The dative shows who receives or benefits from an action - essential for barbershop interactions:
* Person receiving service: "clientī barbam rādō" (I shave the beard for the client)
* Person getting items: "discipulō novāculam trādō" (I hand the razor to the apprentice)
* Person being charged: "senātōrī quīnque dēnāriōs indicō" (I quote five denarii to the senator)
Common patterns:
* dō/trādō + accusative + dative: "pectinem magistrō dat" (he gives the comb to the master)
* dīcō + dative: "clientī dīcit" (he says to the client)
* serviō + dative: "senātōrī servit" (he serves the senator)
* crēdō + dative: "Imperātōrī Caligulae nōn crēdō" (I do not trust Emperor Caligula)

#### Accusative vs. Ablative with Location

With demonstrative adverbs:
* Motion towards (accusative):
** "hūc venī!" (come here!)
** "illūc mōve sellam!" (move the chair over there!)
** "istūc aquam ferō!" (I'm bringing water over to you!)
* Static location (ablative):
** "hīc stō" (I stand here)
** "illīc sedet" (he sits there)
** "istīc labōrat" (he works there near you)
Key prepositions:
* Motion (accusative): "ad sellam" (to the chair), "ante speculum" (in front of the mirror)
* Location (ablative): "in sellā" (in the chair), "sub fenestra" (under the window)

### Demonstratives for Location and Movement
#### Location (Where something/someone is)

* hīc - here (near me, the barber)
    "Hīc novācula est." (The razor is here.)
* illīc - there (away from me)
    "Illīc speculum est." (The mirror is there.)
* istīc - there (near you, the client)
    "Istīc recte sedēs." (You're sitting correctly there.)

#### Movement (Where something/someone should go)

* hūc - to here
    "Hūc venī!" (Come here!)
* illūc - to there (away)
    "Illūc mōve sellam!" (Move the chair over there!)
* istūc - to there (near you)
    "Istūc aquam ferō." (I'm bringing water there to you.)

## Essential Vocabulary
### Tools of the Trade

* novācula, -ae (f) - razor
* speculum, -ī (n) - mirror
* pecten, -inis (m) - comb
* forfex, -icis (f) - scissors
* mappa, -ae (f) - towel
* unguentum, -ī (n) - ointment
* culter, -trī (m) - knife

### Hair and Grooming

* capillus, -ī (m) - hair
* barba, -ae (f) - beard
* calvitium, -ī (n) - bald spot
* unguis, -is (m) - fingernail
* cincinnus, -ī (m) - curl
* crinis, -is (m) - lock of hair
* stilus, -ī (m) - style, fashion

### Shop Terms

* tōnstrīna, -ae (f) - barbershop
* sella, -ae (f) - chair
* vēlum, -ī (n) - curtain, awning
* taberna, -ae (f) - shop
* līmen, -inis (n) - threshold
* iānua, -ae (f) - door

### Personnel

* tōnsor, -ōris (m) - barber
* discipulus, -ī (m) - apprentice
* cliēns, -entis (m) - client
* dominus, -ī (m) - master, owner
* minister, -trī (m) - attendant

### Actions

* tondeō, -ēre - to cut (hair)
* rādō, -ere - to shave
* lavō, -āre - to wash
* cōmō, -ere - to arrange (hair)
* ungō, -ere - to anoint
* sedeō, -ēre - to sit
* spectō, -āre - to look at
* parō, -āre - to prepare

### Common Collocations
#### Customer Service

* "grātiam facere" - to do a favor
* "bene cūrāre" - to take good care of
* "pretiō parvō" - at a small price
* "rēctē sedēre" - to sit properly
* "dīligenter spectāre" - to look carefully

#### Hairdressing

* "barbam rādere" - to shave a beard
* "capillōs tondēre" - to cut hair
* "crīnēs cōmere" - to arrange hair
* "stilum novum facere" - to create a new style
* "calvitium tegere" - to cover a bald spot

#### Shop Management

* "clientēs exspectāre" - to wait for clients
* "īnstrūmenta parāre" - to prepare tools
* "tabernam pūrgāre" - to clean the shop
* "novāculam acuere" - to sharpen the razor
* "ūtēnsilia servāre" - to maintain tools

#### Medical Services

* "ulcera cūrāre" - to treat sores
* "unguentum adhibēre" - to apply ointment
* "vulnus īnspicere" - to examine a wound
* "remedia parāre" - to prepare remedies
* "dolōrem levāre" - to relieve pain

#### Gossip and News

* "rūmōrēs nārrāre" - to tell rumors
* "nova dīcere" - to tell news
* "secreta servāre" - to keep secrets
* "querrēlās audīre" - to hear complaints
* "rēs urbānās cognōscere" - to learn city affairs

## Written Exercises
### Exercise A: Translation into Latin

Translate these sentences into Latin, paying careful attention to demonstrative pronouns, prepositions, and case usage:
* Give this razor to the apprentice near you.
* The mirror there (near the client) reflects the light well.
* I am walking to the chair here, but he is sitting in the chair over there.
* Hand these tools to the master carefully.
* Why don't you trust that (over there) new barber?
* We charge three denarii to wealthy clients near us.
* The slaves are preparing hot water for the customers in this shop.
* Which style do you prefer for your beard: this short one or that curly one?
* Are you going to pay money to the apprentice here or to the master over there?
* The barber is telling many stories to the waiting clients near the mirror.
Key Grammatical Targets:
* Use of demonstrative pronouns (hic/ille/iste)
* Dative case for indirect objects
* Prepositions showing motion (ad + accusative)
* Prepositions showing location (in + ablative)
Notes for students:
* Pay attention to the case of nouns and pronouns
* Consider the specific location implied by each demonstrative
* Use dative case when something is being given or done for someone
* Prepositions change based on motion or static location

### Exercise B: Composition

Write a paragraph in Latin (approximately 100 words) describing a typical morning at a Roman barbershop. Include:
Required Elements:
* Three different present tense verbs in different persons
* Two examples of the dative case showing indirect objects
* Two prepositions with the accusative case (showing motion)
* Two prepositions with the ablative case (showing location)
* Two different question words
* One command to an apprentice
* One command to a client
* Model answers

# Lectio II: In Tōnstrīnā
## Colloquia
### Colloquium Primum: Dēmonstrātiōnēs in Tōnstrīnā

Tōnsor locōs et rēs in tōnstrīnā dēmōnstrat; cliēns respondet. Prōnōminibus dēmonstrātīvīs ūtimur.
| Exchange | Tōnsor | Cliēns: Optiōnēs Respondendī |
| 0 Exemplum | "Hoc speculum teneō. Quam partem vidēre vīs?" [studiōsē] | praepositiō: ā, post, prope locus: dextra, sinistra, tergum dēmonstrātīvum: hic, meus quid: latus, auris, calvitium, cervīx actio: videō, cernō, spectō velle: volō, cupiō, dēsīderō Solutiō: "Ā dextrā meum latus vidēre volō" |
| 1 | "Hanc novāculam adhibēbō. Ubī prīmum tondēre vīs?" [cautē] | praepositiō: sub, prope, ad locus: auris, nāsus, collum dēmonstrātīvum: hic, meus quid: barba, gena, mentum actio: incipiō, tondeō, rādō velle: volō, cupiō, dēsīderō |
| 2 | "Hās forficēs sūmō. Quantum dētondēre vīs?" [placidē] | praepositiō: super, post, ante locus: aurēs, frōns, vertex dēmonstrātīvum: hic, meus quid: capillī, crīnēs, cincinnus actio: dētondeō, dēmō, relinquō velle: volō, cupiō, optō |
| 3 | "Illō in exemplō vīsne similem stilum?" [interrogātīvē] | praepositiō: in, ad, iūxtā locus: tabella, pariēs, exemplum dēmonstrātīvum: ille, tālis quālis: brevis, longus, crispus actio: habeō, imitor, sequor velle: volō, cupiō, dēsīderō |
| 4 | "Hoc unguentum adhibēre possum. Vīsne?" [sollicitē] | praepositiō: in, per, super locus: capillī, vertex, barba dēmonstrātīvum: hic, iste quālis: suāvis, levis, gravis actio: permittō, patior, sinō |
| 5 | "Hoc pectine iam ūtar. Quem in modum?" [studiōsē] | praepositiō: per, trāns, contrā locus: vertex, tempora, occiput dēmonstrātīvum: hic, iste quālis: lēnis, gravis, levis actio: pectō, tractō, ordinō |
| 6 | "Hoc oleum rosāceum adhibeō. Odōremne sentīs?" [studiōsē] | praepositiō: in, per, super locus: capillī, cutis, cervīx dēmonstrātīvum: hic, iste quālis: suāvis, grātus, blandus actio: sentiō, percipiō, olfaciō |
| 7 | "Hanc partem spectā. Satisfacitne?" [sollicitē] | praepositiō: ad, prope, iūxtā locus: tempora, aurēs, frōns dēmonstrātīvum: hic, iste quālis: aequus, rectus, nitidus actio: placeō, satisfaciō, conveniō |
| 8 | "Hoc speculum iterum tollō. Vidēsne omnia?" [placidē] | praepositiō: ā, post, per locus: tergum, latera, occipitium dēmonstrātīvum: hic, iste quid: capillī, tōnsūra, opus actio: videō, īnspiciō, probō |
| 9 | "Hae sunt forficēs optimae. Crēdisne?" [superbē] | praepositiō: in, per, ad locus: manūs, ars, officium dēmonstrātīvum: hic, iste quālis: optimus, perītus, excellēns actio: crēdō, cōnfīdō, fīdō |
| 10 | Conclusio: "Gratiās tibi ago pro patientiā tuā." "Vale!" "Opus tuum prosit!" | Conclusio: "Intellexi ubi omnia sint. Nunc bene laborabo." "Gratus sum. Omnia in ordine sunt." "Vale!" "Dies bonus tibi sit!" |

### Colloquium Alterum: Interrogātiōnēs in Tōnstrīnā

Tōnsor dē clientis dēsīderiīs interrogat; cliēns respondet. Verbīs interrogātīvīs ūtimur.
| Exchange | Tōnsor | Cliēns: Optiōnēs Respondendī |
| 0 Exemplum | "Quem stilum capillōrum cupis?" [comiter] | quālis: brevis, longus, crispus modus: Rōmānus, Graecus, novus tempus: hodiē, nunc, mox actio: cupiō, volō, dēsīderō Solutiō: "Stilum brevem Rōmānum hodiē cupiō." |
| 1 | "Quantum dē barbā dēmere vīs?" [studiōsē] | quantum: paulum, multum, omnem quālis: barba, pilus, crinis quōmodō: lentē, cautē, celeriter actio: volō, cupiō, rogō |
| 2 | "Quandō ūltimō tōnsus es?" [cūriōsē] | tempus: herī, nūper, prīdem ubī: hīc, Rōmae, domī quālis: bene, male, mediocriter actio: tondeor, cūror, ōrnor |
| 3 | "Quid dē cōlōre capillōrum cēnsēs?" [sollicitē] | color: niger, fuscus, cānus quālis: pulcher, turpis, mediocris quōmodō: valdē, satis, parum actio: cēnseō, putō, crēdō |
| 4 | "Ubi calvitium incipit?" [placidē] | locus: frōns, vertex, tempus quālis: parvus, magnus, medius quōmodō: lentē, celeriter, paulātim actio: incipiō, appāreō, crēscō |
| 5 | "Cūr unguentum rosāceum cupis?" [attentē] | causā: odor, color, virtūs quālis: bonus, suāvis, grātus effectus: crispus, nitidus, lēvis actio: cupiō, volō, quaerō |
| 6 | "Quōmodō barbam compōnere vīs?" [studiōsē] | modus: breviter, longē, rotundē stilus: Rōmānus, Graecus, novus quālis: pulcher, gravis, moderātus actio: volō, cupiō, rogō |
| 7 | "Quō perfūmō ūtī vīs?" [suāviter] | odor: rosa, myrra, nardum quālis: suāvis, fortis, lēnis quāntum: multum, paulum, satis actio: ūtor, adhibeō, dēsīderō |
| 8 | "Quī colōrēs tibi placent?" [cūriōsē] | color: ruber, viridis, caeruleus causā: mōs, ars, nātūra gradus: maximē, mediocriter, minimē actio: placeō, dēlectō, iuvō |
| 9 | "Quot diēs barba crēvit?" [attentē] | numerus: trēs, quīnque, septem tempus: diēs, hebdomadēs, mēnsēs quālis: continuus, intermissus, longus actio: crēscō, augeō, prōcēdō |
| 10 | "Quantum pecūniae solvēs?" [cautē] | numerus: quīnque, decem, vīgintī monēta: dēnāriī, sēstertiī, assēs tempus: nunc, post, mox actio: solvō, numerō, pendō |
| 11 | Conclusio: "Bene intellego quid cupias. Stilum optimum faciam." "Gratiās tibi ago pro consiliis tuis." "Vale!" "Capilli tui floreant!" Aut: "Alio stilo tibi opus est, ut puto." "De hāc re iterum cogitabimus." "Vale!" "Mox consilia meliora habebimus!" Aut: "Stilus quem cupis non convenit." "Alium tonsorem quaere." "Vale!" "Fortuna tibi ferat quod petis!" | Conclusio: "Consilia tua optima sunt. Stilus mihi placet." "Gratus sum. Ars tua me iuvat." "Vale!" "Redibo cum opus erit!" Aut: "De stilo adhuc incertus sum." "Consilium tuum considerabo." "Vale!" Aut: "Consilium tuum mihi non placet." "Alium tonsorem quaeram." "Vale!" "Felicior sis cum aliis clientibus!" |

### Colloquium Tertium: Operātiōnēs in Tōnstrīnā

Tōnsor cum discipulō colloquitur; discipulus respondet. Datīvō cāsū et praepositiōnibus ūtimur.
| Exchange | Tōnsor | Discipulus: Optiōnēs Respondendī |
| 0 Exemplum | "Cui novam novāculam trādis?" [placidē] | cui: tōnsōrī, discipulō, clientī quid: novācula, pecten, culter ubī: in sellā, ad mēnsam, prope speculum actio: trādō, porrigō, praebēo Solutiō: "Tōnsōrī novāculam ad mēnsam trādō." |
| 1 | "Cui pecten in manū est?" [attentē] | cui: tōnsōrī, discipulō, clientī quid: pecten, novācula, forfex ubī: in manū, ad mēnsam, prope sellam actio: sum, maneō, iaceō |
| 2 | "Ad quem cliēns properat?" [cūriōsē] | cui: tōnsōrem, discipulum, magistrum unde: ab iānuā, ā viā, ab ātriō quōmodō: celeriter, lentē, festīnanter actio: properō, veniō, accēdō |
| 3 | "In quā sellā senātor sedet?" [sollicitē] | locus: sella, scamnum, subsellium quālis: novus, vetus, pulcher ubī: in mediō, ad parietem, prope iānuam actio: sedeō, quiēscō, maneō |
| 4 | "Cui aquam calidam fundis?" [studiōsē] | cui: tōnsōrī, clientī, discipulō quālis: calida, tepida, fervida ubī: in pelvem, ad collum, super caput actio: fundō, īnfundō, spargō |
| 5 | "Ad quem locum speculum pōnis?" [dīligenter] | locus: mēnsa, pariēs, scamnum quālis: commodus, aptus, idōneus ubī: ante clientem, post sellam, prope lūmen actio: pōnō, collocō, statuō |
| 6 | "Cui ūtile unguentum praebes?" [comiter] | cui: iuvenī, senī, mercātōrī quālis: ūtilis, bonus, grātus quōmodō: cautē, largē, parcē actio: praebeō, ministrō, trādō |
| 7 | "Ex quō vāse oleum sūmis?" [cūriōsē] | vās: ampulla, lagōna, pyxis quālis: vitrea, aenea, marmorea ubī: in mēnsā, sub sellā, prope speculum actio: sūmō, capiō, hauriō |
| 8 | "Cui capillōs pectis?" [attentē] | cui: senātōrī, equitī, mercātōrī quālis: longus, brevis, crispus quōmodō: lentē, dīligenter, suāviter actio: pectō, cōmō, ōrnō |
| 9 | "Ad quem umbram inspiciendam vertis?" [studiōsē] | cui: clientī, tōnsōrī, discipulō quid: umbra, imāgō, facies ubī: in speculō, ad parietem, ante oculōs actio: vertō, ostendō, mōnstrō |
| 10 | "Cui mercēdem numerās?" [cautē] | cui: tōnsōrī, dominō, magistrō quantum: decem, vīgintī, trīgintā monēta: dēnāriōs, sēstertiōs, assēs actio: numerō, solvō, pendō |
| 11 | Conclusio: "Bene monstravi ubi omnia poni debeant." "Gratiās tibi ago. Opera tua utilis est." "Vale!" "Instrumenta semper acuta sint!" | Conclusio: "Omnia loca instrumentorum memini." "Gratus sum. Diligenter laborabo." "Vale!" "Ars nostra floreat!" |

## Scaena Prima

In Tōnstrīnā
    Pro Agente Intelligentiae Artificialis
A challenging client arrives at the barbershop.
| Tōnsor Information | Cliēns Information |
| Profile: Name: Lūcius Verrēs Skilled barber Patient with difficult clients Location: Roman barbershop Time of Day: Morning | Profile: Eccentric elderly gentleman Suspicious of new techniques Particular about precise locations Atmosphere: Tense and challenging Seeking unique service |
| Tōnsor's Actions | Cliēns's Responses |
| "Hīc sedēre potes, domine." | Possible Responses: Mention location: hīc, illīc, istūc Comment on chair: angustus, commodius, difficilis Use verb: est, vidētur |
| "Hanc novāculam optimam habeo." | Possible Responses: Refer to razor: hanc, illam, huic Express concern: timeō, nōn cōnfīdō Use verb: est, vidētur |
| "Quem stilum capillōrum cupis?" | Possible Responses: Location adverb: hūc, illūc, istūc Describe style: spectans, curvus, rectus Use verb: esse, placēre (mihi) |
| "Huic problemātī auxilium dare possum." | Possible Responses: Location: hīc, illīc, istūc Describe problem: difficile, melius Use verb: est, fiat |
| "Hoc opus tibi placetne?" | Possible Responses: Location: hīc, illūc, istūc Describe result: optimum, melius Use verb: est, placēre (mihi) |
| "Trēs dēnāriōs prō hōc servātiō petō." | Possible Responses: Mention age: senex, vetulus Request price reduction: rogo, petō Describe price: minor, vilis Use verb: est, placēre (mihi) |

## Cultural Notes

* Tōnstrīnae were important social centers
* Barbers often performed minor medical procedures
* Different hairstyles indicated social status
* Prices varied by social class
* News and gossip were major attractions