Describe the Roman domus and its chief features.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
- The domus is the house of the wealthy and a measure of a Roman's social standing.
- The domus was oriented to the street along a central axis that extended from the front entrance to the rear of the house.
- The domus included an atrium with a pool, a central peristyle courtyard with a garden, a dining room, and a hall with seats for discussion.
- Only a small minority of the Roman population lived in a domus. The majority of the population, on the other hand, lived in insulae, simple apartment blocks.
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