Domus Flashcards
1
Q
types of housing
A
villa, domus, insula
2
Q
areas of a villa
A
storage, family accommodation, slave housing
3
Q
shops
A
tabernae
- family owned or leased to merchant
- no messy wares
4
Q
fast food shops
A
thermopolium
5
Q
porch
A
vestibulum
6
Q
hallway/throat of house
A
fauces
- ornate, first impression of house
7
Q
reception hall
A
atrium
- ornate
- main room
- had pool and benches
8
Q
pool in atrium
A
Impluvium
- cools house
9
Q
skylight above pool
A
compluvium
- lets in light and wind
10
Q
shrine to household gods
A
Lararium
- in atrium
- snakes -> fertility
11
Q
Study/office
A
tablinium
- opens to atrium and garden
- ornate
12
Q
kitchen
A
Culina
- hot!!
- in back of house
13
Q
bedrooms
A
Cubiculum
- some have windows
- ornate but not decorated
14
Q
Dining room
A
triclinium
15
Q
covered walkway
A
peristylum
