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Roman City Life

Quick questions on Roman housing: domus, insula and villa - OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation

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What is the villa?
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A villa was a mark of wealth and leisure, a place to escape the noise of the city.
What is q1?
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What were the compluvium and impluvium in a Roman atrium? [Knowledge recall]
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Explain why most ordinary Romans did not live in a domus. [Short explanation]

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