Roman Room

• The ‘Roman Room’ is a technique for memorising a large quantity of information without writing anything down.
• The method consists of visualising objects along the four walls of a room and associating them with the information to be memorised. By recalling the objects, the information is recalled instantly, and is then easily reproduced.

Method of Loci

• In Ancient Rome, this technique for memorising objects or speeches was known as the ‘Method of Loci’ (Loci means ‘places’ in Latin).
• It is mentioned by Cicero in his work ‘De Oratore’, and by Quintilian in his work ‘Institutio Oratoria’.
• Roman Orators could speak for hours without using notes.