Primary Ancient Rome

1. HOUSES
ANCIENT ROME

2. 1.DOMUS
1. DOMUS:
Typical Roman house
for rich families,
PATRICIANS.

3. ANTICA POSTICA
DOMUS
• Tabernae: Shop.
• Vestibulum: Hall.
• Atrium: Patio/Main room.
• Cubiculum: Bedroom.
• Alae: Room.
• Culina: Kitchen.
• Peristylium: Patio /Courtyard.
• Triclinium: Dining-room.
• Tablinum: Study/Office/
Living-room.
• Exedra: Outdoor bench.

4. ATRIUM (MAIN ROOM-PATIO)
The rooms were distributed around a central patio or room called ATRIUM.
At the back, there was a room called TABLINUM that was a study, office or living-room
for the father.
In the centre of the patio there was a pond (pool) to collect water from the rain, it was
called IMPLUVIUM.
LARARIUM ALTAR:
the sacred place of
the home where
offerings and prayers
are made to the Gods
(Lares).

5. VESTIBULUM (ENTRANCE OR HALL)

6. TABLINUM (STUDY/OFFICE /LIVING-ROOM)
At the tablinum the
father did business.

7. CUBICULUM (BEDROOM)
BED
NIGHTABLE
PILLOW
BLANKET

8. A, B and C. are glassses (made of glass)
D. Is an egg-cup
E. A cup (made of bronze)
G. A tray (made of bronze)
H. Two spoons (made of bronze)
TRICLINIUM (DINING ROOM)
In their symposia or convivia,
three klinai were arranged in a
'U' shape, which together
formed the triclinium, which was
where the dinner guests reclined
during the meal.
KLINAI (COUCHES.
Sing. Kliné)

9. Typical
kitchen
(century 1),
with the
kitchenware
hanging on
the wall.
CULINA (KITCHEN)

10. LATRINUM (LATRINE / TOILET)
Common private
toilet in Pompeii
and Herculano.
Old toilet paper,
(a sponge tied to
a wooden stick)

11. PERISTYLIUM
(OPEN-AIR COURTYARD/ PATIO)

12. EXEDRA
(SEATING AREA, OUTDOORS BENCH)

13. MOSAIC
THE WALLS AND THE FLOORS
MADE OF TILES
(SMALL SQUARES)

14. 2.THE ROMAN VILLA
2. THE ROMAN VILLA. Typical Roman house for rich people, PATRICIANS and SENATORIAL
CLASSES, located in the country.
The Roman villa of a wealthy Roman family was often much larger and more comfortable
than their city home. They had multiple rooms including servants' quarters, courtyards, baths,
pools, storage rooms, exercise rooms and gardens. They also had modern comforts such as
indoor plumbing and heated floors.

15. 3.INSULAE
3. INSULAE:
Typical Roman house for lower class (ordinary) families, PLEBEIANS.

16. 3.INSULAE
WALLS MADE
OF BRICK
LOGIA: ARCADE SHOPS
CHEAP FLATS
EXPENSIVE FLATS
Insulae were generally three to five floors high and housed from 30 to 50 people. The individual
apartments usually consisted of two small rooms. The bottom floor of the insulae often housed
shops and stores that opened out to the streets. The larger apartments were also near the
bottom with the smallest at the top.

17. 4. CAPANNA (SHACK/COTTAGE)
4. CAPANNA (SHACK/COTTAGE). Typical Roman house for the poor and the slaves.
They were placed in the countryside.

18. 5.TEMPLES / PANTHEONS
THE GOD AND GODDESSES’ HOUSES