Actores

A large crowd full of women, girls, old and young men is in the city of Pompeii. Though the city is at leisure today, it is not quiet. Everyone including farmers, sailors, and shepherds hurry to the city. As everyone rushes through the gate, a messenger shouts that the actors (Actius and Sorex) are in the city, inside the theater. He also says that Pricus gives a good story. Caecilius, Metella, Clemens, and Melissa all hurry to the theater, while Grumio stays at home.

Translation : The painter returns to the house. Celer is the painter. Celer knocks on the door. Clemens, the painter, does not hear the knock. The slaves are in the garden. Celers dog hears it and barks. Quintus's dog hears it. Quintus comes to the door. The son opens the door. Celer greets quints and they enter the house. Metella is in the kitchen. Quintus calls his mother. Mettela enters the atrium. The painter greets Mettela. Metella leads the painter into the dining room. Celer works in the dining room. Celer paints a picture. There is a big lion in the picture. Herceles is also in the picture. The lion and hercelus fight fiercely. Hercleus is striking at the lion with a big club. Herceles is strong. Caecillius goes to the house and enters the dining room. Cacillius intently looks at the picture and praises it.

Summary: Celer is a painter and he goes to the house of Cacillius. He knocks on the door and no one hears him until Quintus opens it. Metella takes Celer into the dining room to paint a picture. Celer paints a picture of a lion and hercelus fighting. Hercelus strikes the lion with a club and beats him. When Caccilius comes back to the dining room he looks at the picture and likes it a lot.

In Foro

Caecilius is not in the house. He is doing business in the forum. Caecilius is a banker.  He looks around the forum. He sees a painter, Celer. Celer greets Caecilius.

Tonosr

Pantagathus is a barber that works in a shop. When Caecilius enters he says hello to Pantagathus. Pantagathus is busy shaving an old mans beard when a poet enters the shop. The poet recites a dirty verse in the shop that makes the barber angry. Pantagathus shouts at the poet which scares the old man. The barber does not shave the beard but cuts the old man and lots of blood flows. Caecilius leaves the shop.

Venalicius

Ceacilius, the banker, goes to the harbor to buy slaves. He goes to Syphax, the slave trader to buy his slaves. At first Caecilius does not like Syphax’s slaves, but then he meets Melissa, who he thinks is beautiful. After Melissa delights Caecilius, he buys her. Ceacilius then takes her to his villa, and she delights everyone but Metellam.

In Basilica

Caecilius enters the court house even though he normally goes to the forum as the banker. Caecilius says to the judge that Hermogenes owes a lot of money. Hermogenes storms into the court house saying that he doesn't owe money and calls Caecillius a liar. Hermogenes brings in his friend as a witness to prove he does not owe money. Caecilius exposes that Hermogenes is hiding a ring in his pocket. The judge convicts Hermogenes.

Mecator

A merchant friend of Caecilius visits him. Caecilius the banker is counting money in the study. Then Caecilius and the friend go to the dining room and lay down on some couches. Happy Grumio cooks some peacock while singing. Caecilius and the friend are not happy because they hear Grumio singing and are waiting for their food.

Amicus

Grumio’s friend who is a slave comes to the villa. Gruimo is not there so Clemens greets the salve. The slave enters the kitchen, looks around and doesn’t see Grumio, but realizes the rood is ready so he tastes the food, which is excellent. Grumio then enters the kitchen and sees the friend and then the cook sees him, gets angry, and blames the slave.

Mercator

Caecilius' merchant friend comes to visit.  Caecilius the banker is counting some cash.  Then they go into the dining room.  Happy Grumio is singing and cooking up some peacock.  The guests are waiting for their food and are NON laetus.

Cerberus

The family is in different rooms of the house.  Cerberus is in the street. Cerberus goes into the kitchen to annoy the cook.  The cook is asleep in the kitchen.  The bad dog jumps on the table.