Domus - Michael Garcia | Library

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What is the villa?

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What does the word insula mean?

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What are insulae?

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What were the tabernae on the ground floor of the insulae?

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Where did the running water come from?

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What was in the front of the domus facing the street?

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What is the center of the domus called?

Domus (house)
Using the plan below as a guide, label the following rooms and items on the diagram of the Roman domus below.
Āla - wing
Andrōn - hallway
Ātrium - reception hall
Compluvium - inward-sloping central roof
Cubiculum - bedroom
Culīna - kitchen
Exedra - parlor
Faucēs - entrance hall
Hortus - garden
Impluvium - basin in atrium floor to receive rain-water from roof
Peristȳlium - inner courtyard lined with rows of columns
Taberna - small shop
Tablīnum - terrace
Trīclīnium - dining room

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Āla

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Andrōn

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Ātrium

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Cubiculum

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Culīna

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Exedra

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Faucēs

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Hortus

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Peristȳlium

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Taberna

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Tablīnum

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