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Homes of Pompeii
Wes, Frank, Kate,
Liz, Mark, Sophie
The House
House of the Tragic Poet
Architecture
- Vitruvius' On Architecture (~25 BCE)
- Strength, Functionality, Beauty
- Separate public and private rooms
- Wealth = more common rooms
- Tablinum
- Boasting wealth when possible
- Poor often had to shack up with patrons
Entryway
- Warnings- paint or mosaic
- Stores attached to the entryway
- Tablinum for business purposes
- Common vs Exclusive rooms
Entryway
Dining Room
p. 94-97
Kitchen
- Can be identified from it’s cooking hearth, occasional fixed water basin, connection to the main water source (rare)
Dining Room
- Among the most exquisitely crafted
and decorated rooms within the city
- Triclinium = three couches
Dining Room
Turn to the person next to you
What has surpirsed you so far?
Question
Bathroom
- Little water went to individual houses
- Bathing was public activity
- Mostly used for fountains & gardens
- No designated bath or wash rooms
- Rinsed hands in fountains, face/hair in bowl of water
- Very wealthy had private bath suites
- 1 lavatory/toilet per house
- Wooden seat over drain, led to cesspit
- Separate from main water supply
- Pots & bushes worked too
- Wiped with leaves, cloth, sponge
- Located in or just off kitchen
- Partly separated, but not by a door
- Used for kitchen waste too
Why do you think this is?
"The triumphs of Roman engineering [gave] the wealthy a chance to demonstrate their control of the elements rather than encouraging them to take a more robust attitude to hygiene" (93)
Quotes
"Romans did not share our own obsession with total privacy in this sphere of life" (93)
Second Floor
Second Floor
- Street entrance- apartments
- Pompeian banker- out of date documents- storage
- Slave sleeping quarters
- Another theory though unlikely, upper level could be used for sleeping infants
- Upper level: attic storage, bedrooms, and apartments for rent
How many people lived in a house?
- Typically owner and extended family along with slaves and ex-slaves
- A recent estimate for the House of the Tragic poet around 40 inhabitants
Pgs 97-100
Garden
House of the Tragic Poet
Garden
- Many varieties of gardens
- Most were in peristyle
- The House of the Tragic Poet
- Described as a bachelor's residence, with the inclusion of a pet tortoise.
- Other garders were much more grand
- Ochard style, elegant flowerbeds, walking paths, vines, etc.
- Water features supplied by aqueducts
- Gardens were used as a way to dispose of waste, grow food, and work on projects.
Discuss in your groups
- What from this is valuable for our lives in the modern world?
- Do you think any of the ideas/practices mentioned had a global impact that we still see today?
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