QuickTime Movie

This brief QuickTime movie shows a typical scene from the morning salutatio: the paterfamilias, flanked by two of his slaves, is approached by a working class client coming to pay homage. The camera zooms back from behind the paterfamilias, then turns around and shows the viewpoint of the client as his patron looks up to greet him. Click here to view the movie, and when you are finished, click the "Back" button on your browser to return to this page. The film clip moves quickly to preserve bandwidth, so use the slider at the bottom of the QuickTime display if you wish to view the movie more slowly, or to view individual frames. Note: to view the QuickTime movie, you must have the QuickTime plugin, available here, installed.

Also included here are two high resolution (1024 x 768) stills from the QuickTime movie. Click a link to view each picture, and when you are finished viewing, click the "Back" button on your browser to return to this page. Shot A shows the paterfamilias and his slaves, from the viewpoint of the client. Shot B is taken from behind the paterfamilias and his slaves, and shows the humble client standing before them.

The second QuickTime movie shows a Roman working man walking through the atrium towards the paterfamilias. Click here to view the movie.

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