HOUSING AND LIFEHOUSING AND LIFEIN ANCIENT ROMEIN ANCIENT ROME

TUNICA (TUNIC)TUNICA (TUNIC)SHORT BELTED GARMENT SHORT BELTED GARMENT WORN BY MEN, WOMEN, WORN BY MEN, WOMEN,

AND CHILDREN IN ANCIENT AND CHILDREN IN ANCIENT ROMEROME

THE TUNIC WAS WORN UNDERNEATH THE TOGA BY MALE CITIZENS

AND UNDERNEATH THE STOLA (DRESS) BY WOMEN

TOGATOGATOGAS WERE A PRIVILEGED GARMENT WORN ONLY BY MALE ADULT ROMAN CITIZENS. ON REACHING THE AGE OF 15 OR 16 ROMAN BOYS CELEBRATED THE HOLIDAY OF MATURITY ON MARCH 17—LIBERALIA—BY MARCHING TOGETHER TO THE FORUM OF THEIR TOWN, BY RECEIVING THEIR TOGA VIRILIS (OF MANHOOD), AND BY PUTTING AWAY THEIR ‘BULLA”—THE AMULET NECKLACE THAT SERVED TO REMIND THEM OF THE ROMAN VALUES OF COURAGE, LOYALTY, AND OBEDIENCE. THE TOGA WAS MADE OF WOOL, WAS NOT VERY COMFORTABLE

TO WEAR, NOR EASY TO PUT ON. A SLAVE HELPED TO PUT IT ON HIS MASTER. THE TOGA WAS WRAPPED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO LEAVE THE RIGHT ARM FREE

AND THE LEFT ARM (THE UN- FAVORABLE SIDE) COVERED.

THERE WERE DIFFERENT TOGAS FOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.

BULLA

STOLASTOLA

ROMAN WOMEN WORE A LONG DRESS OR “STOLA” OVER A TUNIC UNDERNEATH.

(A “PALLA” OR SHAWL MIGHT BE WORN OVER THE SHOULDERS.)

DOMUSDOMUSTHE ROMAN TOWN HOUSE

DOMICILE DOMESTIC HELP

DOMESTICATED

DOME

DOMINANTATHLETES

VILLAVILLACOUNTRY HOUSECOUNTRY HOUSE

COUNTRY HOUSES VARIED GREATLY DEPENDING ON THE WEALTH OF THE OWNER AND THE PURPOSE OF THE

HOUSE.

GETTY VILLA RECONSTRUCTIONIN CALIFORNIA

VILLAGE—A GROUP OF HOMES!

BEIJING OLYMPIC VILLAGE

SOLAR VILLAGEGREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC

SOMMOVILLA=HOUSE ON A

HILL!

INSULAINSULAAPARTMENT APARTMENT

BUILDINGBUILDING

“INSULA” ALSO MEANS “ISLAND” AND LITERALLY COMES FROM THE ROOT WORDS “IN SALT”:

APARTMENT BUILDINGS WERE LIKE ISLANDS COMPOSED OF HOMES.

INSULARINSULATIONINSULATE

ADDING INSULATION

RUBBER INSULATED WIREINSULATED MUG

ATRIUMATRIUMThe (1) Atrium was the major receiving room in the front of the Roman home. In the middle of the Atrium was the (2)Impluvium which was a shallow pool used for collecting rainwater. Directly above the Impluvium was the Compluvium. The Compluvium was a hole in the roofthrough which the water came into the Impluvium. Also in the atrium was the Lararium, which was a shrine to the house-hold gods. The Atrium was often sparsely furnished but finely decorated with frescoes or marble on the walls and fine marble or mosaics for flooring. The “paterfamilias”--father of the family--wouldreceive his clients in the atrium every morningto dole out money or food and jobs for them to perform.

THE WORD “ATRIUM” THE WORD “ATRIUM” COMES FROM THE COMES FROM THE WORD “ATER” OR WORD “ATER” OR

“BLACK”.“BLACK”.IN EARLIEST ROMAN TIMES, THE ATRIUM WOULD HAVE SERVED AS A CENTRALPLACE FOR THE HEARTH AND FIRE IN A SMALLER HOME OR HUT. THE HOLE

IN THE CEILING ABOVE THE FIRE WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE SMOKE TOESCAPE AND DARKENED THE WALLS, HENCE THE COLOR IN THE NAME.

ATRIA TODAY ARE ATRIA TODAY ARE BRIGHT AND AIRYBRIGHT AND AIRY

RECEPTION ROOMS!RECEPTION ROOMS!

OPRYLAND HOTEL ATRIUMHOSPITAL ATRIUM

ATRIA ATRIA AREARE ALSO ALSO RECEIVING PARTS OF RECEIVING PARTS OF

ORGANS IN OUR BODY!ORGANS IN OUR BODY!

HUMAN HEART

HUMAN EAR:LETTER “a” DENOTES THE

ATRIUM OR VESTIBULEIN THE INTERNAL PART

OF THE EAR

CUBICULUMCUBICULUMBEDROOMBEDROOM

OFFICE CUBICLESTODAY

CUBICULA:BEDROOMSSURROUNDINGTHE ATRIUM

RECONSTRUCTED CUBICULUM

CULINACULINAKITCHENKITCHEN

CULINARY INSTITUTE OF BOSTON

TRICLINIUMTRICLINIUMTHE ROMAN DINING ROOMTHE ROMAN DINING ROOM

THREE SOFAS FOR RECLINING AROUND A THREE SOFAS FOR RECLINING AROUND A SERVING TABLE--SERVING TABLE--

POORER ROMANS ATE ON CHAIRS AT A TABLEPOORER ROMANS ATE ON CHAIRS AT A TABLE

PERISTYLIUMPERISTYLIUMOPEN, OUTDOOR OPEN, OUTDOOR

COURTYARD SURROUNDED COURTYARD SURROUNDED BY A COLONNADEBY A COLONNADE

Notice the word is related to “stylus”: the courtyard is surrounded by columns.

THE PERISTYLIUM WAS IN THE PERISTYLIUM WAS IN THE REAR OF THE THE REAR OF THE

DOMUS OR VILLA—ANDDOMUS OR VILLA—ANDWAS A FAVORITE PLACE IN WAS A FAVORITE PLACE IN

THE HOMETHE HOME

IENTACULUMIENTACULUMBREAKFASTBREAKFAST

A SIMPLE AND EARLY MEAL THE EXTENT A SIMPLE AND EARLY MEAL THE EXTENT OF OF

WHICH DEPENDED ON WEALTHWHICH DEPENDED ON WEALTH

BREADSEASONED WITH SALT

CHEESE

FRUITHONEY

MILK EGGS

PRANDIUMPRANDIUMLUNCHLUNCH

LATE MORNING, EARLY AFTERNOON MEAL LATE MORNING, EARLY AFTERNOON MEAL OFTEN CONSISTS OF LEFTOVERS FROM PAST OFTEN CONSISTS OF LEFTOVERS FROM PAST

EVENING’S MAIN MEALEVENING’S MAIN MEAL

POSTPRANDIAL BLOOD TEST--MEASURES GLUCOSE IN BLOOD 2 HOURS AFTER EATING

CENACENAMAIN MEALMAIN MEAL

USUALLY EATEN IN THE “NINTH” HOUR USUALLY EATEN IN THE “NINTH” HOUR (3 pm) AND COULD LAST INTO EVENING (3 pm) AND COULD LAST INTO EVENING

AMONG THE WEALTHYAMONG THE WEALTHY

The CENA, or main meal, usually The CENA, or main meal, usually consisted of three courses:consisted of three courses:

appetizers, main course, and desserts.appetizers, main course, and desserts.It could last from one to many hours.It could last from one to many hours.

Exotic spices were often used.Exotic spices were often used.Olives were used for food, light, heat, and cooking.Olives were used for food, light, heat, and cooking.

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