History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . Tablets coutaiuiiig Receipts, found at Pompeii in LS7Ô. spent a large part of their days away from home, under the On the .3rd nf Julv. 1875. there were discovered in the house of L. C. Jucundus several 690 THE ANl» THE FLAVII. 14 TO i)G porticoes of the Forum or the theatres. AVc iiiiist add that ifthe rooms are not large, they are numerous. The Eoman usedhis residence as ho did his slaves ; he had different rooms foreach event of the day as he had servants for every necessity oflife. E
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . Tablets coutaiuiiig Receipts, found at Pompeii in LS7Ô. spent a large part of their days away from home, under the On the .3rd nf Julv. 1875. there were discovered in the house of L. C. Jucundus several 690 THE ANl» THE FLAVII. 14 TO i)G porticoes of the Forum or the theatres. AVc iiiiist add that ifthe rooms are not large, they are numerous. The Eoman usedhis residence as ho did his slaves ; he had different rooms foreach event of the day as he had servants for every necessity oflife. Each room in his house is made precisely for the use towhich it is destined. He is not satisfied, as we are, with a singledining-room; but he has several of different sizes, and he changesthem according to the season and the number of friends whom hedesires to entertain. The chamber where he takes his siesta duringthe day, and that to which he retires for sleep at night, are verysmall ; they only admit light and air through the door, which isnot a disadvantage in the south, where coolnes
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