Roman Domestic Architecture
N. de Haan
This chapter focuses on constructional, social, functional and regional aspects of Roman urban houses (domus, apartments in insulae) country (villae). Building manuals, especially Vitruvius’ Ten Books Architecture are discussed, followed by remarks design construction (materials techniques). Emphasis elite dwellings is inevitable, due to the extant material literary sources. It becomes clear, however, that “the standard atrium house” never existed a large extent be regarded as modern construct.