- In ancient Rome, the domus was the type of house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen during the Republican and Imperial eras
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Domus facts
- It could be found in almost all the major cities throughout the Roman territories
- The modern English word domestic comes from Latin domesticus, which is derived from the word domus
- The word dom in modern Slavic languages means "home" and is a cognate of the Latin word, going back to Proto-Indo-European
- Along with a domus in the city, many of the richest families of ancient Rome also owned a separate country house known as a villa
- Many chose to live primarily, or even exclusively, in their villas; these homes were generally much grander in scale and on larger acres of land due to more space outside the walled and fortified city
- The elite classes of Roman society constructed their residences with elaborate marble decorations, inlaid marble paneling, door jambs and columns as well as expensive paintings and frescoes
- Many poor and lower-middle-class Romans lived in crowded, dirty and mostly rundown rental apartments, known as insulae
- These multi-level apartment blocks were built as high and tightly together as possible and held far less status and convenience than the private homes of the prosperous
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