Pompeii's Houses (for Pompeii)

Roman Domestic Architecture.

I. General Remarks.

A. The Roman House according to Vitruvius.

B. The Infrastructure of a Roman House.

C. Construction Materials.

II. The Components of a Roman House.

A. The Exterior.

B. Fauces.

C. Atrium.

D. Tablinum.

E. Peristyle.

F. Triclinium.

G. Cubicula.

III. Decor & Amenities.

A. Pompeian Wall Painting.

a. first style.
b. second style.
c. third style.
d. fourth style.

B. Mosaics.

C. Nymphaea.

IV. Houses for the Dead: Roman Necropoleis.


Key Terms, Names, and Concepts.

Vitruvius
ergastula
stucco
terra cotta
fauces
atrium
lararium
conpluvium
impluvium
tablinum
peristylum
horti
triclinium
cubiculum
Pompeian 1st style
*2nd style
*3rd style
*4th style
House of the Vettii
House of the Faun
House of the Moralist
Villa of Diomedes
Villa of the Mysteries
necropolis
cremation
inhumation
libitinarius
cena novendialis
Manes
Lemuria