 | Term | Definition |
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domus |
middle or upper class house in the town or city |
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villa rustica |
country house |
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latifundia |
farm |
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villae surbana |
large villa complex outside of the city |
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villae maritime |
large seaside villa complex |
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tabernae |
shop (often located in a home) |
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triclinia |
dining room |
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cubiculi |
bedroom |
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tablinum |
office, study |
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atrium |
formal entrance hall |
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ala |
"wings" opening from atrium |
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culina |
kitchen |
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exedra |
garden room |
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peristylium |
colonnaded garden |
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vestibulum |
entrance hall |
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mosaic |
a picture made from small pieces of materials |
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tesserae |
one of the small pieces used in mosaics |
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insulae |
city apartment complexes |
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hospitum |
private inns for wealthy Romans |
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impluvium |
pool for catching rainwater that came through the hole in the atrium |
