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This is a diagram of a house which was called a domus in the ancient Roman Empire. The domus was the main sphere of influence and self-expression for the Roman woman. The older Roman married women were addressed as matrona. To see an example of what each room may have been used for or looked like click on the title of the room at the left or the individual rooms in the diagram above.
Tabernae Tabernae Vestibulum Atrium Cubiculum Cubiculum Cubiculum Cubiculum Cubiculum Alae Alae Culina Triclinium Triclinium Tablinum Peristylium Exedra