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Title: A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities..
Year: 1849 (1840s)
Authors: Smith, William, 1813-1893
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Publisher: Boston
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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d lodgings.This insula contains a house, surrounded by shops,which belonged to the owner and were let out byhim. The house itself, which is usually called thehouse of Pansa, evidently belonged to one of theprincipal men of Pompeii. Including the garden,which is a third of the whole length, it is about300 feet long and 100 wide. A. Ostium, or entrance-hall, paved with mosaic. B. Tuscan atrium. I. Impluvium. C. Chamberson each side of the atrium, probably for the recep-tion of guests. D. Ala. E. Tablinum, which isopen to the peristyle, so that the whole length ofthe house could be seen at once ; but as there is apassage (fauces), F, beside it, the tablinum mightprobably be closed at the pleasure of the owner. C. Chambers by the fauces and tablinum, of whichthe use is uncertain. G. Peristyle. D. Ala tothe peristyle. C. Cubicula by the side of theperistyle. K. Triclinium. L. Oecus, and by itsside there is a passage leading from the peristyleto the garden. M. Back door (posticum ostium) to
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the street. N. Culina. H. Servants hall, witha back door to the street. P. Portico of two stories,which proves that the house had an upper floor.The site of the staircase, however, is unknown,though it is thought there is some indication ofone in the passage, M. Q. The garden. R. Reser-voir for supplying a tank, S. The preceding rooms belonged exclusively toPansas house ; but there were a good many apart-ments besides in the insula, which were not in hisoccupation, a. Six shops let out to tenants. Thoseon the right and left hand corners were bakersshops, which contained mills, ovens, &c. at b. Theone on the right appears to have been a largeestablishment, as it contains many rooms, c. Twohouses of a very mean class, having formerly anupper story. On the other side are two housesmuch larger, d. Having given a general description of the roomsof a Roman house, it remains to speak of the(1) floors, (2) walls, (3) ceilings, (4) windows, and(5) the mode of warming the rooms. For the doo

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