Roman villa
Classical country house
A Roman villa was a country estate in the ancient Roman world, typically combining a residence with agricultural operations.
Villas ranged from modest farmhouses to lavish complexes with baths, gardens, and mosaic floors.
In archaeology, Roman villa often refers to the excavated remains of such structures: They discovered a Roman villa beneath the shopping center.
- country estateLarge rural landholding residence
- slave laborCoerced unpaid servitude
- atriumRoofed central hall
- hypocaustAncient underfloor heating
- underfloor heatingWarmth system beneath floors
bath house · opus sectile · archaeology · status symbol · excavation · ancient ruins · terraced gardens · tenant farming · mosaic · fresco · wall painting · peristyle · aristocracy · Pax Romana · Mediterranean climate · patronage · portico · classical antiquity
- vacation homesvacation home, summer house, lake house, beach house, vacation cabin
- Rome drawingancient Rome
- CotswoldsBroadway, limestone buildings, rolling hills, manor houses, medieval churches
Roman villainsula
Buried cortical lobe
tenement · slave quarters · slum dwelling · workers' housing · hovel
Roman villamedieval castle
Fortified noble residence, Middle Ages