This work examines housing throughout the Roman world, from Britain to Egypt, from its origins to the 6th century AD. All aspects of the subject are covered, including decoration, domestic sculpture, gardens, lighting, furniture, diet, the use of water, and the role of women and children.
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‘A wide-ranging and up-to-date survey of the important issues in the archaeology of the ancient Roman house.’ -- Timothy O’Sullivan, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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Simon P. Ellis was a Director of Excavations at Carthage 1976-88 and now works for UNESCO Institute for Statistics in Montreal.
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Houses are personal buildings, to which everyone can relate. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
peristyle housing, late antique houses, aristocratic housing, peristyle house, central peristyle, aisled barn, domestic mosaics, reception suite, mosaic schools, sigma table, couch settings, domestic decor, atrium house, large peristyles, private bath suite, minor heroes, main reception room, atrium court, palatial architecture, poorer clients, iusti coniuges, rich villas, domestic behaviour, late antique period, central yard Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Africa, Roman Empire, House of the Vettii, Fourth Style, Third Style, Second Style, House of the Yellow Walls, House of the Graffito, Roman Britain, First Style, Megara Hyblaea, Villa Jovis, High Empire, Piazza Armerina, Building of the Oil Press, House of Dionysius, Pliny the Younger, Villa of the Mysteries, House of Bacchus, House of Opus Craticum, House of the Brick Walls, House of the Faun, House of the Frescoes, Roman Egypt, Tapestry Manner New!
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Houses are personal buildings, to which everyone can relate. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
peristyle housing, late antique houses, aristocratic housing, peristyle house, central peristyle, aisled barn, domestic mosaics, reception suite, mosaic schools, sigma table, couch settings, domestic decor, atrium house, large peristyles, private bath suite, minor heroes, main reception room, atrium court, palatial architecture, poorer clients, iusti coniuges, rich villas, domestic behaviour, late antique period, central yard Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Africa, Roman Empire, House of the Vettii, Fourth Style, Third Style, Second Style, House of the Yellow Walls, House of the Graffito, Roman Britain, First Style, Megara Hyblaea, Villa Jovis, High Empire, Piazza Armerina, Building of the Oil Press, House of Dionysius, Pliny the Younger, Villa of the Mysteries, House of Bacchus, House of Opus Craticum, House of the Brick Walls, House of the Faun, House of the Frescoes, Roman Egypt, Tapestry Manner New!
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- Piazza Armerina by R. J. A. Wilson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Roman Spain (Exploring the Roman World) by S. J. Keay in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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