House Rooms Latin Flashcards
What is Vestibulum
An open area in front of the house between the street and the door
What is ōstium / iānua
The door/ door way. Most have a huge cylindrical hinge
What is a faucēs
passage/ entrance to the ātrium
What is a ātrium
An open area in front of the door
What is a impluvium
A large area that collects water that fell from the compluvium
What is a compluvium and where is it located
A home in the roof that allows light to come in, this is in the ātrium
What is a ālae and where is it located
It is a doorway (no actual door) it is on the sides of the ātrium and usually had pictures
What/ where is a trīclīnium in the house
It is a dining room area with couches on 3/4 of the walls, the couches may have pillows to show what season it is.
What is a tab(u)līnum
The master study
What is a peristȳlum
It is folding doors
What is a taberna
A shop where the household sold goods—usually has doors between both the house and the street
What is the cubiculum diurnum
bedroom for midday siesta (mid-day snack)
