Roman Homes

These houses were usually round and made of timber and thatched.
Roman homes. As the domus. Only two objects were present in the atrium of caecilius in pompeii. In the master bedroom was a small wooden bed and couch which usually consisted of some slight padding. It was occupied by servants who ran the estate.
Wealthier romans lived in spacious comfortable homes with underfloor heating to keep them warm in the winter. In the south east roman style country homes known as villas were established. There was an entryway that led to the main area of the house called the atrium. Wealthy roman citizens in the towns lived in a.
Roman homes were like greek homes. The majority of people living in the country lived in houses in the style of the celtic houses. In the master bedroom was a small wooden bed and couch which usually consisted of some slight padding. Not all romans lived in villas.
These flats were known as insulae and only. Only two objects were present in the atrium of caecilius in pompeii. In the north and west of britain few villas have been found. A small bronze box that stored precious family items and the lararium a small shrine to the household gods the lares.
There were two kinds of villas. Ordinary people lived in small flats with a shop in front and workshops behind. Soldiers lived in the fort outside the main part of town. The villa urbana was a country seat in easy reach of rome or another city.
If you were poor in rome you lived in simple flats or apartments the inside of these places was symbolic of your lack of wealth. Roman homes were like greek homes. Private homes the wealthy elite lived in large single family homes called domus. Most roman houses had similar features and rooms.
Roman houses were so well built if you were rich that many examples of roman houses exist throughout the roman empire. These homes were much nicer than the insulae. The lararium a small shrine to the lares the household gods and a small bronze box that stored precious family items. Other rooms such as bedrooms dining room and kitchen might be off to the sides of the.