Romans had a wide range of housing. The wealthy could own
a house (domus) in the city as well as a country farmhouse
(villa), while the less fortunate lived in multi-story
apartment buildings called insular.
Wealthy and influential Romans owned larger
and more opulent housing complexes in the
cities called ‘Domus’.
A typical domus had a door towards the street
the opened into an entrance hall that lead to a
courtyard called ‘Atrium’. Atrium was a central hall
with rooms all around it. The master of the house
known as Dominus had his and his family’s rooms
all around the atrium.
a house (domus) in the city as well as a country farmhouse
(villa), while the less fortunate lived in multi-story
apartment buildings called insular.
Wealthy and influential Romans owned larger
and more opulent housing complexes in the
cities called ‘Domus’.
A typical domus had a door towards the street
the opened into an entrance hall that lead to a
courtyard called ‘Atrium’. Atrium was a central hall
with rooms all around it. The master of the house
known as Dominus had his and his family’s rooms
all around the atrium.
Atrium either had no roof or a hole in the roof to serve as
a sky light and an opening to allow rain water
to fall through it and get collected in a reservoir
in the center of the atrium floor.
There were multiple rooms in a domus which were used
for different purposes.
Beyond an atrium centered complex was the rear portion
of the house which was centered on
a garden or backyard called’Peristyle’. The rooms around
peristyle were toilets, kitchens, stores and slave quarters.
Romans decorated their rooms with colored
plaster walls and mosaics. Mosaics were expensive
and only the very rich could afford them.
a sky light and an opening to allow rain water
to fall through it and get collected in a reservoir
in the center of the atrium floor.
There were multiple rooms in a domus which were used
for different purposes.
Beyond an atrium centered complex was the rear portion
of the house which was centered on
a garden or backyard called’Peristyle’. The rooms around
peristyle were toilets, kitchens, stores and slave quarters.
Romans decorated their rooms with colored
plaster walls and mosaics. Mosaics were expensive
and only the very rich could afford them.
The furniture used was rather basic in nature.
Most of the Romans used stools for sitting
and beds for sleeping. Unlike insular,
domus were supplied with water through lead pipes.
The owners of the houses were taxed for it however.
The tax depended on the size of pipes
provided. Many Romans installed hypocaust
for under floor heating of their rooms.
This provided them with a comfortable environment
inside their houses.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
ROMAN DOMUS,
YOU CAN VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
Most of the Romans used stools for sitting
and beds for sleeping. Unlike insular,
domus were supplied with water through lead pipes.
The owners of the houses were taxed for it however.
The tax depended on the size of pipes
provided. Many Romans installed hypocaust
for under floor heating of their rooms.
This provided them with a comfortable environment
inside their houses.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
ROMAN DOMUS,
YOU CAN VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
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