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    Roman House: Domus, Insulae, Villas, and Other Types …

    • Roman homes weren’t simply places of shelter; they symbolized status and acted as microcosms reflecting the complex societal hierarchies of the era. The very name of a Roman house depended largely … See more

    Types of Roman Houses

    Roman domestic architecture offers a vivid snapshot of the complexities and nuances of social stratification within the ancient world. The evolution of house types—from the domus … See more

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    Rooms and Other Parts of Roman Houses

    The architecture of most Roman houses, from the grand domus to the humble insula, reveals a world where each room and architectural element played a key role in the daily lif… See more

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    Houses in Rome

    The diversity of residential architecture mirrored the complex stratification of Rome’s society, from the grandeur of the domus to the practicality of the insulae. The urban land… See more

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    Roman Houses Today and Fun Facts About Them

    The architectural legacy of ancient Rome continues to echo through time, with several Roman houses standing as symbols of the ingenuity and lifestyle of a civilization f… See more

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    What is a typical Roman domus?
    The architectural design of a typical Roman domus physically manifested Roman virtues of dignity, hospitality, and societal order, facilitating a seamless blend of domestic tranquility with the elaborate social engagements fundamental to the Roman social fabric.
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    Types of Roman Houses
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  1. The alae (alae is the plural of ala, the word ala means ‘wing’) were the open rooms on each side of the atrium. Their use is largely unknown today. One knows that in the early Italian houses, which had a covered atrium, the alae had windows to allow light to enter the house.

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    What type of House did ancient Rome have?
    Along with a domus in the city, many of the richest families of ancient Rome also owned a separate country house known as a villa. Many chose to live primarily, or even exclusively, in their villas; these homes were generally much grander in scale and on larger acres of land due to more space outside the walled and fortified city.

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    Why were Roman houses called insulae?
    Roman homes weren’t simply places of shelter; they symbolized status and acted as microcosms reflecting the complex societal hierarchies of the era. The very name of a Roman house depended largely on its type. The standard urban dwelling for the wealthy was called a domus, while crowded cities held multi-story apartment buildings known as insulae.

    Roman House: Domus, Insulae, Villas, and Other Types of Roman Dome…

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    What is a typical Roman domus?
    The architectural design of a typical Roman domus physically manifested Roman virtues of dignity, hospitality, and societal order, facilitating a seamless blend of domestic tranquility with the elaborate social engagements fundamental to the Roman social fabric.

    Roman House: Domus, Insulae, Villas, and Other Types of Roman Dome…

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    What were the different types of Roman houses?
    The richer forms of Roman houses were villas, which were built in three standard versions. Country villa (villa rustica), seaside (villa maritima) and city (villa urbana). Country villa, originally a country house with accompanying farm buildings, constituting the center of the estate.

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    What type of architecture did the Pompeian domus use?
    The rooms of the Pompeian domus were often painted in one of four Pompeian Styles: the first style imitated ashlar masonry, the second style represented public architecture, the third style focused on mythological creatures, and the fourth style combined the architecture and mythological creatures of the second and third styles.

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    Roman Domestic architecture: the Domus - Smarthistory

    Communicating with the atrium might be bed chambers (cubicula—no. 8 in the diagram above), side rooms or wings (alae—no. 7 in the diagram above), and the office of the paterfamilias, known as the tablinum (no. 5 in the diagram above).

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    The Roman house in Spoleto - Ancient World Magazine

    Sep 10, 2018 · Located partially underneath the town hall of Spoleto, in Umbria, are the remains of a richly decorated Roman house. Based on a stylistic analysis of the house’s mosaic floors, it has been dated to the first century AD. The …

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    Outside In and Inside Out: Paradise in the Ancient …

    This article investigates the space of the alae within the atrium houses of Pompeii. After reviewing references to alae in the ancient sources and their treatments in modern scholarly literature, the alae of Pompeii’s Regio VI are …

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    Around the atrium, there were bedrooms (cubiculum) with beds (lectus or cubile). The wealthier ones had a small hall where a personal servant (procoeton) slept. The standard equipment of the bedroom was also a money box (arca) and a …

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    Domestic Space in the Roman World: Pompeii and …

    This article investigates the space of the alae within the atrium houses of Pompeii. After reviewing references to alae in the ancient sources and their treatments in modern scholarly literature, the alae of Pompeii’s Regio VI are …