Pompeii and Herculemem: Rooms Of The House Flashcards
What is the name of a room that is large and covered by a skylight.
The name of the room is the Atrium
Which room is between the Atrium and the Peristyle.
The room between the Atrium and the Peristyle is the Tablinum.
What is the kind of space that is located in a garden and surrounded by columns.
The Peristyle is the space that hosts a garden or court located in a Roman house and is surrounded by columns.
What is the square basin in the centre of the Atrium?
The Impluvium is the centre piece of the Atrium and is designed to collect fallen rainwater.
What is the Vestibule?
The Vestibule is a hall right next to the outer door of a building.
What is the Latnnes?
The Latnnes is simply just a toilet.
What is the Compluvium?
The Compluvium is a square opening in the roof and was designed to steer any falling rainwater into the Impluvium.
What are the 4 housing styles?
The 4 housing styles are: Domus/Atrium houses Atrium-Peristyle houses Insulate or apartment/lodging houses Villas
What is the most common type of houses in republican and early Imperial times?
The Domus/Atrium was used often during the age of the Republic and early Imperial emperors.
What classes of society typically live in Domus/Atrium houses?
Senatorial and equestrian classes were the sort of people who lived in Domus/Atrium houses.
What was the focus of the Domus/Atrium house?
The focus of the Domus/Atrium house was the Atrium itself.
It’s considered to be the religious and social centre of the house.
It’s where guests come to pay respects to the master of the house and come to organise business deals.
What did the Romans call their own shrine dedicated to the household gods?
The Lararium is a household shrine dedicated to the household gods.
Which location in the Domus/Atrium house would the master greet his guests?
The master greets his servants in the Tablinum or office or his own room.
Where would the busts of prominent ancestors and the Lararium be placed in a Domus/Atrium household?
The busts and Lararium would had been placed in the Atrium.
Where would shops be placed in the Domus/Atrium household?
Shops were placed in the front rooms of the household and you can even visit them from inside the household.
