Ch 17 Domus

Match the following Latin housing terms with their definition.

• house

• domus

• country house

• insula

• apartment

• villa

Why do archaeologists call the house from the story the House of the Tragic Poet?

The owner conducted ​ ​ (a)   of his business affairs at home.

• some
• all
• none
• little

The owner of the house always owned the businesses attached to the building.

• True

• False

What are the Latin names for the things labelled in the picture?

b

c

a

tablinum

tabernae

domus

ianua

fauces

How tall were the doors to the House of the Tragic Poet?

• 10 feet
• 8 feet
• 12 feet
• 6 feet

Label the rooms of the house.

c

d

e

f

b

tablinum

cubiculum

atrium

culina

triclinium

peristylium

Match the following Latin names of rooms to their descriptions.

• the center room for welcoming guests

• culina

• garden

• hortus

• room for conducting business

• atrium

• the dining room

• tablinum

• the kitchen

• triclinium

There was an opening in the roof (​ (a)   ) to let in light and allow rain to fall into a marble-lined pool (​ (b)   ) directly below.

• compluvium
• impluvium
• atrium
• hortus

Draw a mosaic for the front of your domus.