Latin Stage 1 Houses in Pompeii

Three ways a Roman house differed from a modern one

a. shops

b. house starts at the sidewalk

c. few windows that were small and high

What was the purpose of the house windows?

To let light in

What was often on either side of the front door of a Roman house?

Shops

What general impression did the exterior give?

Plain looks; not inviting

How many major parts were there to the Roman house?

13 parts

What was the most impressive part of the house? Why was this so?

The atrium because it was used for occasions and visitors

What was the difference between the compluvium and the impluvium?

The compluvium was an opening in the middle of the roof and the impluvium was the pool to collect rain.

What was the most striking feature of the atrium?

The sense of space.

Four details about the furniture

a. bronze or marble table where they ate

b. couch where they sat

c. strongbox, where valuables were stored

d. lararium, where the gods were worshiped

Describe the doors to the entrances of the rooms arranged around the atrium.

Door was usually a heavy curtain.

List the 6 areas of rooms found in the second part of the typical Roman house

a. colonnade

b. tablinum

c. peristylium

d. lavatory

e. triclinium

f. slave's quarters

Roman houses such as Caecilius' were very common.

F (Falsum)

Shopkeepers often lived over their shops

V (Verum) true

Apartment buildings were often several stories high.

V (Verum)

Triclinium

dining room

Tablinum

study

Lararium

Shrine of the household gods

Atrium

main room

Cubiculum

Bedroom

Culina

Kitchen

Latrina

Lavatory or bathroom

Hortus

Garden

Ianua

Front door

Peristylium

Garden court