domus

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Scope note
Ancient Roman free-standing houses, distinguished as private, single-family dwellings for the upper classes and wealthy. The plan typically included an atrium (central hall), a peristyle (courtyard), a tablinum (study), cubicles (bedrooms), a lararium (household shrine); there may be tabernae (shops) on the street-facing front.
domus
Accepted term: 01-Dec-2025