1. Roman Villas and Apartments
Latin I House Unit

3. Hadrian’s Villa
Built between 118 and 134 AD

4. What was Hadrian’s Villa?
Imperial palace covering 300 acres
Included theatres, bathhouses, libraries, houses for guests, gardens, statues, pools
Theatre:

5. Bathhouse

6. Egyptian influence
Hadrian had Egyptian statues brought in and modeled much of his architecture after Alexandria

7. Egyptian statues

8. Canal (130 yds long!)

9. Decorations
Besides statues and ponds, the villa was also elaborately decorated with frescoes
Do you remember what a fresco is???

10. Fresco

11. Underground Tunnels
Hadrian also recreated a tunnel system of Hades, which connected various parts of the villa
See why it took so long to build?

12. Architecture

13. What’s left of Hadrian’s Villa?
Everything you see in the pictures and more!
However, it was plundered for the marble and other valuable materials throughout the 6th-8th centuries
Archeologists still believe there are more artifacts they have not yet uncovered!

14. Roman Apartments Very common during Hadrian’s reign
Known as “Insulae” which means….
Usually for the lower classes
Entire families would share one room
Very unsafe!
Made of wood
Serious risk of fire or collapse

16. What were the conditions like?
Usually did not have running water, toilets, or heat, especially in upper floors
Many threw waste out the windows (no glass) onto the streets below
Cooking was discouraged in apartments due to the risk of fire
Many cooked anyway, at the risk of fire

18. Were apartments popular?
By the end of the 4th century, apartments outnumbered houses 25 to 1
Because of the large population, restrictions were put on apartments
Height restrictions
Fire restrictions