Ballinger's Domus of the Atrium was created to reflect the construction of houses in Rome during the time of the Empire: they presented no ground-level windows to the street to help protect against burglaries. Inside, most rooms opened onto the Atrium, with the main entertaining spaces opening to the loggia and, perhaps, the peristyle, or garden.
With a FOOTPRINT 31m wide by 39m long and 92 LI PRIMS, the house contains 10 rooms. Entering via the Vestibule, you come to the large Atrium, with its Impluvium and opening to the sky. This is where water was collected for household use. Off the Atrium are up to 5 Cubicula, or bedrooms, though one could be used as a Bath. There is also an alcove for the Lares, or household gods. Beyond the atrium is the Tablinium, where the master of the house conducted business. To the left is the Triclinium, or dining room. Men ate reclining on couches, while women sat across from them on chairs. A Kitchen is off this room via a decorated door. Opposite, on the other side of the Tablinium, is a Sitting room. These three major rooms open to a Loggia.
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