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Roman House
Parts of a Roman house
Question | Answer |
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Vestibulum | a corridor that led to the fauces; a buffer between the home and the road |
Fauces | the main door |
Atrium | the largest and most ornate room; located near the entrance |
Impluvium | a shallow pool in the atrium that collects rain water |
Compluvium | an opening in the roof above the impluvium |
Lararium | family altar to the household gods located in the corner of the atrium |
Tablinum | study used my paterfamilias located behind the atrium and before the peristylium |
Peristylium | garden surrounded by a roofed colonade |
Cubiculum | small, sparsely furnished bedrooms on the sides of the atrium |
Triclinium | dining room with a table and three couches; a summer one was by the garden entrance in larger houses |
Culina | kitchen at the back of the house |
Latrina | bathroom located next to the culina |