roman houses Flashcards
1
Q
insula
A
big apartment complex, poor or wealthy young men
2
Q
villa
A
single fam home - wealthy - enslaved ppl
3
Q
poor house
A
mud hut - lasted not very long
4
Q
domus
A
low end millionaire house
5
Q
pompeii
A
town destroyed because on mount Vesuvius
6
Q
Vesuvius
A
volcano - erupted so hard that rock fell to ground and destroyed the city.
7
Q
date of eruption for MV
A
79 CE
8
Q
ianua
A
door
9
Q
ianitor
A
doorman
10
Q
taberna
A
shop front of house
11
Q
fauces
A
entrance
12
Q
atrium
A
large open space, fancy, pool with compluvium
13
Q
pluvia
A
rain
14
Q
impluvium
A
the pool in atrium
15
Q
compluvium
A
open roof for water in the pool
