Roman Houses
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Roman Insula
Model of an īnsula; the word originally meant “island” and came to describe apartment complexes because a city block (which usually contained one giant īnsula) looks like an island when viewed from above.
Fun Fact!
Did you know that according to a document in Rome, there were about two times as many Insulae in the large city compared against the Domus. A Insula could contain lower class citzens as well as middle and lower upper class citzens as well!
Roman Domus
A modern-day Roman style domus in Malta; notice how it opens directly onto the street, as Roman domūs did.
The Interior of a Domus...
Atrium (a)
Main Hall.
Peristylium (y)
A open colonnaded garden.
Cubicula
Bedroom
Tablinum (i)
Father's Study.
Culina (i)
Kitchen area. There are no frescos or mosaics because it was where the slaves cooked.
Triclinium (first i)
Dining room
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Q & A
Q: What are the Latin terms of each room IN a domus?
Q: How were Roman homes decorated?
Q: What types of rooms would you find in a villa rustica??