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The rich lived in detached houses called Domus. They were divided into the areas. There was a public area centred on an atrium where the social life of the family took place and were guests were received. There was also a private area just for the family members, which was centred on a garden which was called peristyle which was copied from the houses of the rich in Greece.
There was a vestibulum (vestibule) which was the main entrance hall which led to a large central hall (the atrium) which was the focal point of the house. The atrium was open at the centre and was partly surrounded by a portico with high ceilings. It often has sparse furnishing to give a stronger feel of a large place. At the centre there was the compluvium, a square roof opening which let water in which was channelled inwards by an inwardly sloped tiled roof. The water was collected by the impluvium a shallow rectangular sunken portion in the centre of the atrium. It drained the water into an underground cistern which had sand to filter the water. The bedrooms of the family were on the sides of the atrium. At the the sides of the bottom of the atrium there were the alae (wings) which were open spaces that extended this portion of the atrium to the sides of the house. Their purpose is unknown. At the bottom of the atrium there was the tablinium, which was the study of the head of the household. The side facing the atrium did not have a wall, and at the opposite side there was a passage to the peristyle. Therefore the study acted as a passageway between the atrium and the peristyle parts of the house. The head of the household was able to command the house visually from the tablinium. On both sides of the tablinium there were the fauces, which were like two corridors which also provided passages to the peristyle separate from the tablinium. The Triclinium was the dining room where guests reclined on three couches along three sides of a table to eat. It was at the bottom of the atrium, but separated from it by walls, and next to one of the fauces. It could be accessed either from the bottom of the atrium or the peristyle.
The peristyle (peristilum) was a garden surrounded by columns which supported a roofed portico which provided shade. It had flowers, shrubs, benches, statues, fountains and a fish pond. There were frescoes on the walls.
This areas of the domus was copied from the houses of the rich in Greece. In this area there was also the culina, the kitchen. It had no chimney; therefore it was filled with smoke. It was a dark and gloomy room. By the kitchen there was also the Posticum. This was the servants' entrance or the access to the servants' quarters. Family members sometimes used it to exit unobserved. The villas also made generous used of mosaics for the floors, and sometimes there were mosaics of the walls as well.
There was also Lararium, a shrine of the lares, the guardian gods of the household. This could be in the atrium, the peristyle or in a room of its own.
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What did the ancient Romans use to decorate there walls and floors of their home?
Mosaics (apex)
The houses of the wealthy Romans were built around a what?
atrium
What did female Roman slave do?
The serve wealthy Romans :D
What did the Wealthy Romans ate at breakfast?
bread cheese and raisins
What is Roman house rich Romans lived in these?
TYhe wealthy Romans lived in a domus in the city and a villa if they were in the country.
What did the ancient Romans use to decorate there walls and floors of their home?
Mosaics (apex)
Where would mosaics have been found in roman times?
Mosaics would have been found in the homes of wealthy Romans. Mosaics were floor decorations and only the wealthy could afford to have them installed. They could also be installed in public buildings and temples perhaps as a gift from a wealthy person.
How did rich Romans escape the dirt and smell of Roam?
The wealthy escaped to their country homes or villas, especially in the summertime, to escape the dirt, noise and smell of the city. It was customary.The wealthy escaped to their country homes or villas, especially in the summertime, to escape the dirt, noise and smell of the city. It was customary.The wealthy escaped to their country homes or villas, especially in the summertime, to escape the dirt, noise and smell of the city. It was customary.The wealthy escaped to their country homes or villas, especially in the summertime, to escape the dirt, noise and smell of the city. It was customary.The wealthy escaped to their country homes or villas, especially in the summertime, to escape the dirt, noise and smell of the city. It was customary.The wealthy escaped to their country homes or villas, especially in the summertime, to escape the dirt, noise and smell of the city. It was customary.The wealthy escaped to their country homes or villas, especially in the summertime, to escape the dirt, noise and smell of the city. It was customary.The wealthy escaped to their country homes or villas, especially in the summertime, to escape the dirt, noise and smell of the city. It was customary.The wealthy escaped to their country homes or villas, especially in the summertime, to escape the dirt, noise and smell of the city. It was customary.
What were wealthy Romans?
oh well look it up somewhere else i can't find itAll I know is that wealthy Romans are called Patricians.
What kind of shelter did the Romans live in?
Romans commonly lived in houses called insulae in cities, which were apartment-style buildings with multiple floors. Wealthy Romans lived in larger homes called domus, which had private courtyards and gardens. In the countryside, Romans lived in villas, which were grand estates with gardens, farmland, and sometimes a small village for workers.
The houses of the wealthy Romans were built around a what?
atrium
What did the Romans get from Britain?
the romans got goods, and stole special things from britan. (the british people were rich,wealthy so the romans wanted to take the rich stuff away and they became wealthy). -7th grade teacher
How were the homes of the wealthy different from the others?
Wealthy people usually had large homes that needed servant to help run them. They therefore had servant quarters in them and stables for the horses etc.
What did female Roman slave do?
The serve wealthy Romans :D
What did the Wealthy Romans ate at breakfast?
bread cheese and raisins
Did the Romans worship theair homes?
No. Because acording to Roman history they did not worship in their homes.
What is Roman house rich Romans lived in these?
TYhe wealthy Romans lived in a domus in the city and a villa if they were in the country.
