They didn't have toilets. They had to use public latrines(toilets). The upper class Romans (patricians) lived very differently. Their homes were single family homes, which in ancient Rome meant the great grandparents, grandparents, parents, and kids of one family lived in a home together.Homes were made, quite often, of brick with red tile roofs, with rooms arranged around a central courtyard.n ancient Rome, had courtyards in which there were fountains. The faucets were decorated with carvings of men and animals, and beautiful patterns were made out of mosaic. Fountains which captured the originality of the household were created.