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by laured / 09.03.2004 |
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Showing off high status is an age-old phenomenon that seems hard-wired into every human’s brain. Perhaps this need for conspicuous consumption began when the first cavemen boasted the largest cave, and the will to show-off never died with time. The Romans took extravagant lifestyle to the next level, and clearly used grand housing to up their status. Things are largely the same today.
A 57.77-million dollar, fully automated home belongs to the richest man in the world. If he was an Ancient Roman, do you think he would have owned a huge Atrium house to prove his wealth? Some upper-class Americans still flaunt wealth as the Ancient Romans did, while the same trend of upper-middle class citizens emulate it on a smaller scale.
Everything has importance in the Roman Atrium house. Each room has a designated purpose, and there seems to be a story behind every fresco, and beneath every mosaic. These homes were planned very carefully in order to insure that the owner was able to reaffirm or boost his status.
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