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Culture Documents
I. Go to:
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/greecer
ome/Romearch1.html to answer the following questions.
1. On which floor of apartment buildings did the poorest people live? Why
do you think that is true?
2. Out of what material were Roman villas constructed (walls & roof)?
1. When entering a city house from the main street one came into the inner
courtyard, also called the __________________.
2. Why didn’t ground floors normally have windows facing the streets?
1. How did the atrium and peristylium provide fresh air/water for the house?
2. Each Roman room was designed for how many purposes? _______ What
was the purpose of the triclinium? __________________The cubiculum?
____________________
a. fauces –
b. posticum –
c. vestibulum –
d. lararium –
e. tablinum-
f. peristylium –
g. taberna –
1. The house of the Valernius family depicted in this Roman Sims site has
shops in front of the home for what reason? (house for lot 4)
2. For what purpose did they use the second floor of the house?
4. Based on what item was the house for lot 1 copied? What type of home is
it and where would it have been located.