Domus Romanae et Insulae By: Magistra Ashcraft Model of a Roman Domus.

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Domus Romanae et Insulae By: Magistra Ashcraft

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Model of a Roman Domus

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CAVE CANEM
Pompeian Mosaic found outside the entrance to a house at Pompeii
Passageway leading from main entrance to the atrium
Painted Vestibulum
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Notice that this vestibulum is elaborately painted. One would pass through this narrow hallway from the street into the atrium.
ATRIUM
This is where a patrician/business man would greet his clients
Atrium
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Compluvium
The impluvium or basin where the rainwater would fall into
ATRIUM
TABLINUM
The Master’s Study The Wax Tablets (Tabulae) containing the family records and the Household Safe (Arca) were kept here.
House of the Faun Tablinum
Peristylium an outdoor garden surrounded by a portico or covered walkway
Portico
Triclinium