The Romans were master builders, and proved it through their well constructed establishments. There were many different types of housing for Roman citizens to live in. They ranged from the simple apartments to extravagant country houses. The majority of Roman citizens lived in cramped and crowded tenement houses also known as insulae. Mostly wealthy patricians owned comfortable city homes called domus, and had the luxury of possessing very lavish country homes, known as villas, to escape the hectic
Life in the Roman Villa Every ancient civilization has architectural feats that influence their culture and society, and the Roman Empire is no exception. The transition into the sophisticated culture the occurred in Roman society is known as Romanization. One large part of this movement was the construction of the Roman Villa. Sellers states, “… the idea of a house built away from the city in a natural setting captured the imagination of wealthy patrons and architects,” (1). Roman Villas had great