Roman villa

A Roman villa is a country house or mansion that was built and inhabited during the Roman Republic or the Roman Empire. In general the house has a courtyard, and all rooms are accessible from the courtyard. The entrance also leads into the courtyard. An example of such a villa, called villa rustica, is shown in the picture. Villas were owned by rich people. Some of them even had mosaics, glass windows, central heating systems (called hypocaust), and their own baths. The Roman Villa was a precursor to the modern mansion.


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