This tendency is also apparent in the design and decoration of Roman houses (see chapter 4).

The tablinum was the office in a Roman house, the father's centre for business, where he would receive his clients.

Middle class and elite Roman houses usually had at least two triclinia; it's not unusual to find four or more.

Roman houses were built round open squares, so light and fresh air could pass into the house.

Beneath this is still another find, a grand Roman house.

The atrium, a name sometimes used in public buildings for the entrance hall, was the central courtyard of a Roman house.

To facilitate the study of Roman houses the following list of common terms is given.

The buildings in the town are several hundred years old, built on the ruins of the original Roman houses.

The atrium, the courtyard of a Roman house, is the reception area.

A Roman house with foundations, artifacts and coins were also found on the island.