Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Banqueting scene from the House of the Chaste Lovers, Pompeii, IX.12.6. In Ancient Roman culture, cena [1] or coena [2] was the main meal of the day.The grammarian, Sextus Pompeius Festus, preserved in his De verborum significatione that in earlier times, cena was held midday but later began to be held in evenings, with prandium replacing the noon meal. [3]
Merienda taken in the early evening around sunset just before or in place of dinner is meanwhile distinctly referred to as merienda cena. [3] Generally speaking, merienda refers to any kind of dish or snack in a portion smaller than the traditional "full meal" consisting of rice and a complementary viand (unless the merienda is taken as brunch ...
Translated by Harry Thurston Peck. Trimalchio is a character in the 1st-century AD Roman work of fiction Satyricon by Petronius.He features as the ostentatious, nouveau-riche host in the section titled the "Cēna Trīmalchiōnis" (The Banquet of Trimalchio, often translated as "Dinner with Trimalchio").
Over the course of the Republican period, the cena developed into two courses: the main course and a dessert with fruit and seafood (e.g. molluscs, shrimp). By the end of the Republic, it was usual for the meal to be served in three parts: an appetiser (gustatio), main course (primae mensae), and dessert (secundae mensae).
The Cena or Coena Cypriani (i.e. "Feast of Cyprian") is an anonymous prose work written in Latin. [1] Tradition ascribes original authorship to the 3rd-century saint Cyprian , bishop of Carthage , but the text was probably written around 400.
Maundy Thursday is called in Latin Feria V/Quinta in Cena Domini (an older spelling has Coena instead of Cena), meaning Thursday (fifth day of the week) of the Lord's Supper. Compositions for its nine responsories can therefore appear under such titles as Feria V – In Coena Domini.
Upgrade to a faster, more secure version of a supported browser. It's free and it only takes a few moments:
Cena had a brief run as a villain between late 2002 and late 2003, when he was turned back into a fan favorite to acclaim, much like The Rock in 1998. [87] Cena would also win his first world title to a pop from the crowd, eventually surpassing Batista's popularity in 2005 that would see him being moved from SmackDown to the Raw brand. [88]