Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . or, called impluvium. The atriumwas the most important part of the Roman house, it was used as areception hall. Here the wealthy Roman exhibited to his numerousclients and flatterers all his wealth and magnificence. The atriumof M. Scaurus was celebrated for the richness of its marble columnsand the beauty of its decorations. Yitruvius distinguishes fivespecies of atria: I. The Tuscanicum, or Tuscan atrium, the oldestand simplest of all. It was merely an apartment, the roof of whichwas supported by four beams crossing each other at
Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman . or, called impluvium. The atriumwas the most important part of the Roman house, it was used as areception hall. Here the wealthy Roman exhibited to his numerousclients and flatterers all his wealth and magnificence. The atriumof M. Scaurus was celebrated for the richness of its marble columnsand the beauty of its decorations. Yitruvius distinguishes fivespecies of atria: I. The Tuscanicum, or Tuscan atrium, the oldestand simplest of all. It was merely an apartment, the roof of whichwas supported by four beams crossing each other at right angles,the included space forming the compluvium. It was styled Tuscanfrom the Tuscans, from whom the Romans adopted it. II. Thetetrastyle, or four-pillared atrium, resembled the Tuscan, except HOUSES. 11 that the girders or main beams of the roof were supported bypillars placed at the four angles of the impluvium, III. TheCorinthian atrium differed from the tetrastyle only in the number ofpillars and size of the impluvium. IV. The atrium displuviatum. L/J »|« HOUSE OF PANSA. Prothyrum. Tuscan Atrium. Impluvium. Ala. Open Tablinum. Fauces. Apartments. Peristyle. Open court. Private entrance to Peristyle. Basin. Bed-chambers. Library. Triclinium. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. , 26. 27. 28. Winter aecus. Large Summer a?cus. Fauces from Peristyle to garden. Kitchen. Servants hall. Cabinet. Portico. Garden. Baking establishments. Entrance to Peristyle from side street. Reservoir. Tank. 12 HANDBOOK OF ARCHEOLOGY. had its roof inclined the contrary way, so as to throw the water offto the outside of the house instead of carrying it into the implu-viuni. Y. The atrium testudinatum was roofed all over, withoutany vacancy or compluvium. At the further end of the atrium was
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