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Roman Atrium Style Housing |
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by laured / 09.03.2004 |
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“Wow this is big, and grand. I wonder how much this cost. This guy must be pretty important to afford such a palace…”
Such words would sound like music to the ears of an owner of a large Roman Atrium-style home. These homes would often have areas open to the public. The higher his rank, the more need a wealthy man would need for public spaces, and, not surprisingly, the more elegant his private spaces.
As mentioned, certain rooms were open to the public, meaning that anyone could enter these spaces of the household. The rooms within an Atrium house catered to the need of guests, and owners. Not everything was open to the public, however. Some rooms were intended for family and invited guests only. For example, the owner could invite guests to banquets in the triclinium as his equals, or clientale in the tablinium for business.
The atrium tended to be the most public part of houses, while the tablinium or cubiculum were far more private. Even many private rooms were ornately decorated, to honor invited guests, especially distinguished ones.
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