I’m going to be posting more about the Roman Domus, or house, in coming posts and in more detail but I wanted to give you a taster before I began. Here is a video of a reconstruction of a typical atrium house. It is a fantastic virtual tour that gives you a great idea of what a typical Roman’s home may have looked like.
For the Love of Rome 
What happened when it rained with the hole in the roof?
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The roof was shaped inwards so that through the compluvium, the hole in the roof, the rain would fall through and into the impluvium, the water pool below. Some houses used this as a water source for the house; for some it was just a pretty pool!
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