1. Domus Romanae et Insulae
By: Magistra Ashcraft

2. Model of a Roman Domus

4. Entrance to the house of Loreius Tiburtinus in Pompeii
Ianua
Entrance to the house of Loreius Tiburtinus in Pompeii

5. Passageway leading from main entrance to the atrium
Painted Vestibulum
Passageway leading from main entrance to the atrium
Notice that this vestibulum is elaborately painted. One would pass through this narrow hallway from the street into the atrium.

6. Atrium from The House of the Vetii at Pompeii

7. Atrium from The House of the Faun

8. Close-up of the Impluvium

9. Atria…

14. Compluvium

15. Pompeian Mosaic found outside the entrance to a house at Pompeii
CAVE CANEM
Pompeian Mosaic found outside the entrance to a house at Pompeii

16. The Roman Bedroom
Cubiculum with Lectus

17. Shrine for the Household Gods
Lararium
Shrine for the Household Gods

18. Roman Lares and Penates
Hearth and Cupboard gods worshipped by the earliest Romans

19. TABLINUM The Master’s Study The Wax Tablets (Tabulae) containing the family records and the Household Safe (Arca) were kept here.

20. House of the Faun Tablinum

21. Detail of the Mosaic Floor

22. Tabula and Writing Materials

23. Lucernae, Oil Lamps

24. Scrolls in Capsa

25. Triclinium, The Dining Room

26. Triclinium

27. Roman Seating Arrangements in the Triclinium

29. A Mock Banquet with Mensa and Tres Lecti …

30. The Culina

31. Remains of a Roman Kitchen and Cooking Pottery

32. View of an Ancient Kitchen

33. Ancient Glassware

34. Roman Cooking Utensils in Bronze

35. The Latrina (Ancient Roman Toilet) Fun on a cold morning!

36. Latrina Closeup

37. Peristylium with Birdbath and Hortus

39. Peristylium with Piscina (Fish Pond)

40. Walled Peristylium

41. Outdoor Fountain

42. Frontal View of the Fountain and Statue.
Note the Intricate Mosaic Work

43. Outdoor Dining Area

44. D O o u o t r L a r a r i u m

45. Homes in Ostia, Rome’s Seaport Town

49. A Roman Insula (Apartment)

50. Model of an Insula