| A | B |
|---|
| ientaculum | breakfast - usu. very light & consisting of bread & cheese |
| prandium | lunch - usu. 6th hour |
| cena | dinner - usu. 9th-10th hour (3-4pm) |
| arbiter bibendi / rex bibendi | master of the revels at a Roman dinner chosen by a throw of tali, laid down rules for drinking |
| leges insanae | rules for drinking at dinner (named by Horace) |
| vesperna | original Roman supper |
| merenda | small meal & refreshments, originally the early supper on a farm (unknown in the city) |
| comissatio / compotatio | drinking bout/wine supper sometimes followed the cena |
| convivum | social conversation over dessert & wine until late into the night |
| mappa / muccinium | napkin |
| caput cena | the chief item |
| gustatio / gustus / promulsis / antecena | appetizer or tasting course, often seafood, eggs, salad,mulsum, olives, dormice, shelfish, etc. |
| ferculum / prima mensa | main course, fish, meats, & poultry |
| secunda mensa | dessert, usu. fruits, shellfish, or nuts |
| offering to the Lares | made before the secunda mensa |
| "Ab ovo usque ad mala" | "From the eggs to the apples" |
