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In ancient Rome, the domus (pl.: domūs, genitive: domūs or domī) was the type of town house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen during the Republican and Imperial eras. [1] It was found in almost all the major cities throughout the Roman territories.
It was being renovated at the time of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE. The house follows the standard Roman floor-plan, where the guest garden or atrium is an integral part of the house. [2] The building is embellished with detailed frescoes depicting a city garden. [3] The paints were typically painted with fresco techniques. [4]
The term Domus Flavia is a modern name for the northwestern section of the Palace where the bulk of the large "public" rooms for official business, entertaining and ceremony are concentrated. [3] Domitian was the last of the Flavian dynasty , but the palace continued to be used by emperors with small modifications until the end of the empire.
Diagram of a typical Roman domus.. Fauces is an architectural term given by Vitruvius (Arch. 3.6.3) to narrow passages on either side of the tablinum, through which access could be obtained from the atrium to the peristylar court in the rear. [1]
In smaller-scale architecture, concrete's strength freed the floor plan from rectangular cells to a more free-flowing environment. Aqueduct of Segovia (1st century AD), Segovia, Spain. Factors such as wealth and high population densities in cities forced the ancient Romans to discover new architectural solutions of their own.
The House of Vetti is located in region VI, near the Vesuvian Gate, bordered by the Vicolo di Mercurio and the Vicolo dei Vettii. The house is one of the largest domus in Pompeii, spanning the entire southern section of block 15. [3] The plan is fashioned in a typical Roman domus with the exception of a tablinum, which is not
Architectural details of a Domus italica with the tablinum marked number 5.. In Roman architecture, a tablinum (or tabulinum, from tabula, board, picture) was a room generally situated on one side of the atrium and opposite to the entrance; it opened in the rear onto the peristyle, with either a large window or only an anteroom or curtain.
The Forma Urbis Romae or Severan Marble Plan is a massive marble map of ancient Rome, created under the emperor Septimius Severus between AD 203 and 211. Matteo Cadario gives specific years of 205–208, noting that the map was based on property records.