The Roman Villa - Vocabulary

Question 1

Insula

Answer 1

Apartment building several stories high in which the majority of the Romans lived

Question 2

Domus

Answer 2

Self-contained house like a modern townhouse in which wealthier Romans lived

Question 3

Ārea

Answer 3

Open space for threshing grain

Question 4

Vilicus

Answer 4

Overseer or manager of a vīlla rūstica

Question 5

Vīlla rūstica

Answer 5

A rustic countryhouse with living quarters for the family and the slaves, the livestock, storehouses and areas of agricultural work such as a threshing floor

Question 6

Villa urbana

Answer 6

A country-style house in the city

Question 7

Villa maritima

Answer 7

A country-style house by the sea

Question 8

Apartment building several stories high in which the majority of the Romans lived

Answer 8

Insula

Question 9

Self-contained house like a modern townhouse in which wealthier Romans lived

Answer 9

Domus

Question 10

Open space for threshing grain

Answer 10

Ārea

Question 11

Overseer or manager of a vīlla rūstica

Answer 11

Vilicus

Question 12

A rustic countryhouse with living quarters for the family and the slaves, the livestock, storehouses and areas of agricultural work such as a threshing floor

Answer 12

Vīlla rūstica

Question 13

A country-style house in the city

Answer 13

Villa urbana

Question 14

A country-style house by the sea

Answer 14

Villa maritima