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A 7 page paper which examines the types of houses that existed during ancient Roman times, emphasizing the atrium style. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Roman citizens and their places on the socioeconomic ladder. Like the contemporary world, there were some urban houses that were majestic architectural marvels while there were others that qualified
as tenements. The earliest Roman house was little more than an oval hut with a thatched roof and walls that were constructed either by tree branches or reeds covered
with clay (Moore 161). They had evolved from a combination of the rectangular Umbrian houses and Etruscan tombs (Moore 161). These farm-type houses with rustic courtyards replaced the
earlier primitive structures, which eventually characterized the urban houses of ancient Rome. These dwellings customarily featured a wooden frame and were constructed with sun-dried bricks, and shingles eventually replaced
the thatched roofs of old (Moore 164). The floors were initially soil, but were later paved with concrete or perhaps marble, depending upon the status of the owner (Moore
164). The rooms were usually quite small and constructed around a courtyard that centered around the houses trademark hallway, known as an atrium (Moore 161). Beyond narrow hallway known
as the fauces, the average Roman house featured an atrium, the central focus designed to entertain (and impress) visitors (Moore 162; Rawson 191). Because the atrium was the distinctive
showplace of these houses, special care was taken to have it reflect the personalities of the owners. The atrium is actually the architectural blueprint for what would become the
contemporary living room, but also prominently featured both a hearth and an altar, as religion was very much a part of everyday life (Moore 162). The ancient Romans believed
that there were gods presiding over their households, so they were honored in prayers and in artistic representations that were found in a shrine known as the lararium (Moore 162).
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