Private buildings

Question 1

Housing

Answer 1

Constant variation due to personal preferences and trends of time

• Pre-roman (samnite)
• Roman 1st century BC
• Roman 1st century AD

Question 2

Pre-roman (Samnite)

Answer 2

• Limestone and volcanic tufa
• Monumental doorways
• Internal walls made of rubble mixed with mortar with plaster over
• Considerable Greek influence
• Wall paintings in the ‘first style’ imitate colourful stones which were common in wealthy houses
• Austere large but not intricate or luxurious
• Atrium (first room)
• Pillars to show depth

Evidence:

• H: Samnite House
• P: House of Fawn

Question 3

Roman 1st Century BC

Answer 3

• Paintings in 2nd style create illusion of depth in landscape scenes
• More ornate (House of Labrinth)
• House of silver Wedding had private baths and private water supply

Question 4

Roman 1st Century AD

Answer 4

• Wall painting 3rd style
• Ornamental structure devided space into broad areas of colour and use of grand paintings
• Moves away from illusionism, images more flat, architecture is unrealistic (House of Jason)
• Renewed focus on gardern (peristyle, House of Gilded cupids
• Atrium Peristyle house (entrance with garden centre of house)

Question 5

Insulae

Answer 5

• Multistory apartments (big and small)
• Not common
• H more then P
• Likely accomodation of ordinary citizens who lacked property of their own
• Each with own seperate enterance to street