ch.10 Rome

Question 1

House of Vettii

Answer 1

• Imperial Roman
• Pompeii, Rome
• cut stone and fresco
• thick walls, few doors, and few small windows (privacy)
• domus - Roman house
• dominus - man of the house
• atrium - open courtyard in the house, had small pools underneath to collect rainfall
• triclinium - dining room near kitchen
• kitchen is in the back (dangerous, slave quaters)
• bedrooms near atrium (no windows)
• frescoes show mythological scenes and illusions of windows

Question 2

Head of a Roman Patrician

Answer 2

• Republic Roman
• marble
• bald, old (age means power)
• patrician - hiereditary; wealthy, elite people
• meant for private display