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Large houses in ancient Rome were called villas. These villas could be either inside or out of cities, some had large grounds-with room for baths, gardens etc.

An ordinary house in the city itself was called a domus with little or no land, but they could still be large and elegant.

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The detached house of the rich was called domus. The apartment block was called insula.

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