Origin

The Domus Caecilia started as an extension of my home at AncientSites in 1997. I wanted to add a few rooms to the standard ones that everyone else received: entrance, courtyard, library, and study. By using the same layout, font face, color scheme, and background image, I was able to divert visitors to my kitchen, dining room, and bedroom without them ever realizing that they had left the original site. When AncientSites shut down forever, I was lucky to have most of my files located on another server in the first place. All that I had to do was create a few pages to take the place of the original four rooms, and the domus never closed its doors. Over the years it has evolved into the present edifice, and the construction continues. Visit often!

Past History and Future Projects at the Domus Caecilia

Work in Progress

Senex's story
Genuflex's story
Véronique's story

Special Projects

Lantern Riddles (2/09/05)
Circus Maximus Tour (1/30/05)

Seasonal Offerings

Neptunalia [July 23-24] (5/19/09)
Lucaria [July 19 and 21] (5/19/09)
Palilia [April 21] (4/20/09)

Advent calendar 2008 [December] (12/01/08)

Advent calendar 2007 [December] (12/01/07)
Terminalia [February] (11/24/07)

Advent calendar 2006 [December] (12/01/06)
Ludi Capitolini [October] (7/19/06)
Transvectio Equitum [July] (6/28/06)
Ludi Piscatorii [June] (5/25/06)
Vinalia Urbana [April] (3/14/06)

Advent calendar 2005 [December] (12/01/05)
Feriae Latinae [April] (2/20/05)
Cerealia [April] (1/11/05)

Advent calendar 2004 [December] (12/01/04)
Anna Perenna [March] (11/18/04)
Matralia [June] (6/11/04)
Palilia [April] (3/08/04)
Regifugium [February] (3/03/04)
Carmentalia [January] (2/01/04)
Kalendae [January] (1/01/04)

Advent calendar 2003 [December] (12/01/03)
The Camenae [August] (8/24/03)
Vulcanalia [August] (7/28/03)
Neptunalia and Furrinalia [July] (6/27/03)
Hilaria [March] (3/15/03)
Floralia [April] (2/27/03)

Advent Calendar 2002 [December] (11/17/02)
Aprilis [April] (8/22/02)
Martius [March] (8/22/02)
Februarius [February] (8/20/02)
Ianuarius [January] (8/19/02)
December (8/4/02)
Maius [May] (4/4/02)
November (2/8/02)
October (2/7/02)
September (1/29/02)
Iunius [June] (1/28/02)
Sextilis [August] (1/24/02)
Quintilis [July] (1/1/23/02)
Veneralia [April] (1/20/02)
Feriae Marti [March] (1/13/02)
Lupercalia [February] (1/07/02)

Compitalia [January] (12/28/00)

Lemuria [May] (10/26/99)

Saturnalia [December] (12/17/98)

Schola

Irregular Verbs (10/26/05)
Fourth Conjugation (10/25/05)
Third Conjugation (10/24/05)
Second Conjugation (10/21/05)
First Conjugation (10/20/05)
Schola (10/08/05)
Fifth Declension (10/05/05)
Fourth Declension (10/04/05)
Third Declension (10/03/05)
Second Declension (10/02/05)
First Declension (10/01/05)

Senile Games

Ultra Squares IV (11/04/09)
Ultra Squares III (11/04/09)
Ultra Squares II (11/03/09)
Ultra Squares (10/30/09)
Addendum VI (10/28/09)
Addendum V (10/28/09)
Addendum IV (10/24/09)
Addendum III (10/24/09)
Addendum II (10/24/09)
Addendum (10/23/09)
Cōnspiciō VIII ( 10/16/09)
Super Sudoku (9/28/09)
Cōnspiciō VII ( 9/27/09)
Cōnspiciō VI ( 9/02/09)
Cōnspiciō V (8/10/09)
Design and Do XII (8/01/09)
Hyper Squares IX (6/10/09)
Hyper Squares VIII (6/09/09)
Pastimes and Pleasures VIII (6/03/09)
Farm Festivals V: Neptunalia (5/25/09)
Quid Est? VII (5/24/09)
Farm Festivals IV: Palilia (4/19/09)
Roman Sudoku VI (3/05/09)
Roman Sudoku V (3/05/09)
Roman Sudoku IV (3/05/09)
Roman Sudoku III (3/05/09)
Roman Sudoku II (3/05/09)
Roman Sudoku (3/05/09)
Bias Edge XII (1/17/09)

Above and Below (12/21/08)
Cyptoquote XIII (12/11/08)
Cyptoquote XII (12/10/08)
Cyptoquote XI (12/09/08)
Cyptoquote X (12/08/08)
Cryptogram IX (12/07/08)
Cryptogram VIII (12/06/08)
Pastimes and Pleasures VII (11/24/08)
Design and Do XI (11/14/08)
Safe Cracker X (11/06/08)
Safe Cracker IX (11/03/08)
Safe Cracker VIII (11/02/08)
Safe Cracker VII (10/31/08)
Safe Cracker VI (10/29/08)
Safe Cracker V (10/28/08)
Safe Cracker IV (10/25/08)
Safe Cracker III (10/24/08)
Safe Cracker II (10/24/08)
Cōnspiciō IV (10/23/08)
Extendo IX (10/19/08)
Extendo VIII (10/18/08)
Hyper Squares VII (10/16/08)
Hyper Squares VI (10/16/08)
Hyper Squares V (10/15/08)
Safe Cracker (10/14/08)
Hyper Squares IV (10/12/08)
Switcheroo IX (10/10/08)
Switcheroo VIII (10/10/08)
Switcheroo VII (10/09/08)
Switcheroo VI (10/09/08)
Switcheroo X (9/23/08)
Switcheroo V (9/18/08)
Switcheroo IV (9/18/08)
Switcheroo III (9/18/08)
Switcheroo II (9/17/08)
Switcheroo (9/16/08)
Pastimes and Pleasures VI (7/05/08)
Pastimes and Pleasures V (7/04/08)
Cryptogram VII (7/02/08)
Design and Do X (6/22/08)
Derivatives X (6/10/08)
Pyramid Power XIII (6/09/08)
Chain Reaction XI (5/31/08)
Anagram Grid IV (5/30/08)
Anagram Grid III (5/28/08)
Anagram Grid II (5/28/08)
Anagram Grid (5/28/08)
Hyper Squares III (5/08/08)
Hyper Squares II (4/30/08)
Design and Do IX (4/26/08)
Hyper Squares (4/25/08)
Derivatives IX (4/12/08)
Sailors and Ships IV (4/08/08)
Chain Reaction X (4/01/08)
Chain Reaction IX (4/01/08)
Chain Reaction VIII (3/31/08)
Chain Reaction VII (3/31/08)
Chain Reaction VI (3/30/08)
Chain Reaction V (3/30/08)
Chain Reaction IV (3/28/08)
Chain Reaction III (3/28/08)
Chain Reaction II (3/28/08)
Chain Reaction (3/28/08)
Squares Encore XII (3/22/08)
Squares Encore XI (3/20/08)
Word Squares XI (3/18/08)
Sailors and Ships III (3/15/08)
Pyramid Power XII (2/5/08)
Extendo VII (1/07/08)

Honeycomb VII (12/08/07)
Farm Festivals III: Terminalia (11/23/07)
Quid Est? VI (11/11/07)
Double Puzzle XII (10/22/07)
Pastimes and Pleasures IV (10/18/07)
Cryptoquote IX (10/12/07)
Cryptoquote VIII (10/10/07)
Cryptoquote VII (10/08/07)
Games of Chance (10/01/07)
Derivatives VIII (9/23/07)
Derivatives VII (9/22/07)
Derivatives VI (9/20/07)
Mythology Maze V (8/24/07)
Pyramid Power XI (8/14/07)
Pyramid Power X (8/14/07)
Occupātionēs IV (7/31/07)
Occupātionēs III (7/22/07)
Occupātionēs II (7/17/07)
Occupātionēs (7/10/07)
Aenigmata IV (6/15/07)
Design and Do VIII (6/03/07)
Who's Your Daddy? II (4/10/07)
Who's Your Daddy? (3/29/07)
Word Squares X (1/18/07)
Word Squares IX (1/18/07)
Squares Encore VII (1/18/07)
Squares Encore VI (1/18/07)
Word Squares VIIII (1/17/07)
Word Squares VIII (1/17/07)
Word Squares VII (1/17/07)
Cōnspiciō III (1/08/07)
Derivatives V (1/04/07)
Segue X (1/03/07)
Segue IX (1/03/07)
Segue VIII (1/02/07)

Farm Festivals II: Sementivae (12/31/06)
Roman History in Art III (12/28/05)
Cōnspiciō II (12/25/06)
Cryptoquote VI (12/24/06)
Cōnspiciō (12/15/06)
Pyramid Power IX (12/13/06)
Farm Festivals: Compitalia (11/27/06)
Extendo VI (11/24/06)
Extendo V (11/23/06)
Double Puzzle XI (11/21/06)
Design and Do VII (10/28/06)
Segue VII (10/12/06)
Segue VI (10/12/06)
Segue V (10/12/06)
Segue IV (10/11/06)
Segue III (10/11/06)
Segue II (10/11/06)
Segue (10/10/06)
Honeycomb VI (9/19/06)
Extendo IV(9/18/06)
Extendo III (9/18/06)
Extendo II (9/18/06)
Extendo (9/17/06)
Bias Edge X (7/02/06)
Bias Edge IX (7/01/06)
Bias Edge VIII (6/23/06)
Bias Edge VII (6/22/06)
Bias Edge VI (6/21/06)
Bias Edge V (6/20/06)
Bias Edge IV (6/19/06)
Bias Edge III (6/18/06)
Bias Edge II (6/17/06)
Bias Edge (6/16/06)
Design and Do VI (6/15/06)
Honeycomb V (6/15/06)
Honeycomb IV (6/14/06)
Honeycomb III (6/13/06)
Honeycomb II (6/12/06)
Honeycomb (6/11/06)
Aenigmata III (5/25/06)
Aenigmata II (5/23/06)
Aenigmata (5/21/06)
Squares Encore V (5/02/06)
Squares Encore IV (5/02/06)
Squares Encore III (5/02/06)
Squares Encore II (5/02/06)
Squares Encore (5/02/06)
Double Puzzle VIII (4/30/06)
Doublets IV (3/31/06)
Double Puzzle VII (3/27/06)
Double Puzzle VI (3/ 22/06)
Design and Do V (3/18/06)
Roman History in Art II (3/12/06)
Cryptoquote V (3/11/06)

Roman History in Art II (10/30/05)
Certamen II (10/21/05)
Certamen (10/20/05)
Quid Est? IV (9/30/05)
Quid Est? III (9/29/05)
Bingo III (9/27/05)
Bingo II (9/26/05)
Bingo (9/25/05)
Word Squares VI (9/19/05)
Word Squares V (9/19/05)
Word Squares IV (9/17/05)
Word Squares III (9/17/05)
Word Squares II (9/16/05)
Word Squares (9/15/05)
Cryptogram VI (9/07/05)
Derivatives IV (9/03/05)
Derivatives III (9/02/05)
Derivatives II (9/01/05)
Design and Do IV (8/27/05)
Scrambled Squares IX (8/18/05)
Scrambled Squares VIII (8/14/05)
Scrambled Squares VII (8/11/05)
Scrambled Squares VI (8/11/05)
Scrambled Squares V (8/06/05)
Scrambled Squares IV(8/04/05)
Scrambled Squares III (8/03/05)
Scrambled Squares II (8/02/05)
Scrambled Squares (8/01/05)
History and Geography IV (7/29/05)
History and Geography III (7/26/05)
Monarchy (3/02/05)
Derivatives (2/15/05)
Four Fit VI (2/14/05)
Four Fit V (2/14/05)
Four Fit IV (2/13/05)
Four Fit III (2/12/05)
Four Fit II (2/11/05)
Four Fit (2/10/05)

Anagrams (12/30/04)
Essential Elements VII (12/20/04)
Mottos and Quotes III (11/23/04)
Essential Elements VI (11/13/04)
Essential Elements V (11/07/04)
Essential Elements IV (11/04/04)
Essential Elements III (11/04/04)
Essential Elements II (11/04/04)
Essential Elements (11/04/04)
Cryptogram V (9/22/04)
Design and Do III (9/03/04)
Tesserae (8/17/09)
Keywords III (8/09/04)
Keywords II (8/03/04)
Keywords (8/02/04)
Double Puzzle V (5/28/04)
Pyramid Power VIII (5/28/04)
Pyramid Power VII (5/26/04)
Pyramid Power VI (5/23/04)
Pyramid Power V (5/22/04)
Pyramid Power IV (3/10/04)
Pyramid Power III (3/10/04)
Pyramid Power II (3/10/04)
Pyramid Power (3/10/04)
Rota Fortunae IV (2/19/04)
Rota Fortunae III (2/16/04)
Rota Fortunae II (2/08/04)
Rota Fortunae (2/06/04)
Double Puzzle IV (1/14/04)
Double Puzzle III (1/14/04)
Double Puzzle II (1/13/04)
Fallen Phrase IV (1/13/04)
Circus Maximus (1/12/04)
Double Puzzle (1/09/04)
Fallen Phrase III (1/08/04)
Fallen Phrase II (1/08/04)
Fallen Phrase (1/07/04)

Design and Do III (10/14/03)
Ars Rhetorica II (10/10/03)
Ars Rhetorica (10/10/03)
Anatomy II (10/03/03)
Anatomy (10/03/03)
Ubi Est? IV (9/22/03)
Ubi Est? III (9/22/03)
Ubi Est? II (9/20/03)
Ubi Est? (9/20/03)
Doublets III (9/17/03)
Doublets II (9/14/03)
Military Matters II (9/05/03)
Doublets (8/27/03)
Who's Who II (8/07/03)
Who's Who (8/01/03)
Cryptoquote IV (7/18/03)
Cryptoquote III (7/12/03)
Design and Do II (7/09/03)
Pastimes and Pleasures III (7/03/03)
Quid Est? II (6/30/03)
Cryptoquote II (6/20/03)
Quid Est? (6/2/03)
Roman History in Art (5/25/03)
Military Matters (5/18/03)
Sailors and Ships II (5/11/03)
Sailors and Ships (1/24/03)

Mythology Maze IV (9/20/02)
Mythology Maze III (9/16/02)
Army Gear II (3/02/02)
Army Gear (2/14/02)
Scavenger Hunt II (2/18/02)
Scavenger Hunt (2/3/02)
Saturnalia Word Search II (1/7/02)

Jigsaw II (12/10/01)
Jigsaw (12/09/01)
Concentration II (11/25/01)
Concentration (11/17/01)
Saturnalia Word Search (11/17/01)
Mythology Maze II (10/23/01)
Mythology Maze (7/6/01)

New Homesite

exedra (5/14/06)
vineyard (4/09/06)

stable (1/17/04)

fishpond (5/20/02)

Ephesus tour (6/14/01)
Delphi tour (2/09/01
Mycenae tour (1/25/01)
Ostia tour (1/08/01)
tablinum (1/08/01)
odeum (1/08/01)
library (1/08/01)
atrium (1/08/01)
fauces (1/08/01)
ianua (1/08/01)
vicus (1/08/01)
album (1/01/01)

Other Additions

baths (11/16/00)
Senile Games (10/09/00)
wine cellar (7/05/00)
pantry (7/05/00)
garden (7/01/00)
glossary (6/30/00)
lararium (6/13/00)
homesite map (6/01/00)
meadow (4/26/00)
pond (4/25/00)
villa rustica (4/24/00)
horreum (4/23/00)
byre (4/21/00)
orchard (4/20/00)
ager (4/16/00)

tropaeum (12/27/99)
scriptorium (11/01/99)
scaena (9/25/99)
Corinthian vase (9/10/99)
cubiculum (8/07/99)
statue in the private garden (8/01/99)
banner bank (7/18/99)
Egyptian ushabti and scarabs (7/14/99)
Roman bust (7/13/99)
Roman coin (7/12/99)
Cycladic figurine (7/11/99)
Egyptian papyrus (7/10/99)
museum (7/09/99)
news report (7/05/99)
bookcase in the library (7/02/99)

Older Remodeling

tabularium (6/17/99)
viridarium by night (6/02/99)
viridarium by day (5/30/99)
mausoleum (5/30/99)
taberna (2/07/99)
kitchen (1/15/99)
lavatory (1/05/99)

triclinium (12/04/98)
revamp the domus (11/25/98)


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