What were some of the key features of Roman houses?

1. Atrium: The main room of the house with an open roof for letting in sunlight and rainwater.

2. Tablinum: A room that connected the atrium to the peristyle, used as a home office or study.

3. Peristyle: An open-air garden surrounded by columns, often featuring a pool or fountain.

4. Culina: A kitchen equipped with an oven, stove, and various cooking utensils.

5. Cubiculum: A small bedroom with a bed and limited furnishings.

6. Triclinium: A dining room with couches for reclining during meals.

7. Lararium: A shrine to the household gods, located in the atrium or peristyle.

8. Hypocaust: A system of underfloor heating using hot air channels and furnaces located outside the house.

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