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Roman Dwellings Explained

The document summarizes different types of Roman dwellings: the domus (private house), villa (country house), and insula (multi-story apartment building). Roman houses were typically organized around an atrium, a central open-air courtyard that provided light and ventilation. Key features included the prothyrum entrance passage, atrium in the center open to the sky, and impluvium to collect rainwater. More private rooms such as bedrooms were located farther from the entrance around the peristyle garden courtyard.

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Roman Dwellings Explained

The document summarizes different types of Roman dwellings: the domus (private house), villa (country house), and insula (multi-story apartment building). Roman houses were typically organized around an atrium, a central open-air courtyard that provided light and ventilation. Key features included the prothyrum entrance passage, atrium in the center open to the sky, and impluvium to collect rainwater. More private rooms such as bedrooms were located farther from the entrance around the peristyle garden courtyard.

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ROMAN ARCHITECTURE

THE DWELLINGS OF THE


ROMANS

BY:
AKANKSHA GUPTA
THE DWELLINGS OF THE ROMANS

These may be classified as-


The Domus or private house
The Villa or country house
The Insula or many storied house
Roman dwellings are believed to be evolved from Greek dwellings.
The houses had plain front to the streets.
The frontage on either side of the entrance passage let off as shops.
No windows in the front because of privacy issues.
The rooms were lighted by the openings given on to internal courts.
THE HOUSE OF PANSA

Surrounded by streets on three sides, garden on the fourth.


The house consisted of shops, bakeries and rooms.
Prothyrum or entrance passage- from street entrance to atrium
served as public waiting room. More private parts of the house
were kept shut.
Atrium- open to the sky in the centre, with sloping roof supported
by bracketts round all the four sides.
The impluvium – for receiving water from the roofs, was sunk in the
centre of the pavement around which grouped the front rooms.
Sufficient light through the door openings.
An open saloon with narrow passages led to the peristyle,
or inner courts, garden of the house and around were
grouped the bedrooms, the dining room.
Peristyle was the central part of the house.
Walls and roofs were richly decorated.
Farthest from the entrance, were the kitchen and the pantry.

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