What is the Roman term for bedrooms?

• A. cubiculum
• B. cubicula
• C. dormitoria
• D. cella

Answer: (B)

In Roman house vocabulary, a private sleeping room is called a cubiculum, with the plural cubicula used when talking about multiple bedrooms. This makes cubicula the best answer for “bedrooms,” since it directly refers to sleeping rooms in a domestic Roman context. A cubiculum is a small, private chamber used for sleeping, distinct from other rooms like the triclinium (dining room), tablinum (office), or atrium.

Dormitoria would refer more to dormitory-style sleeping quarters, typically communal rather than private bedrooms, which isn’t the general term for Roman bedrooms in a house. Cella is a storage or temple chamber, not a bedroom.