Someone at U of Arkansas has done a fine job rendering a Roman house.
For a glimpse of how the wealthy lived back then, take a look.
Like top end Mediterranean homes today, the ones built by the Romans were designed to last many hundreds of years. It was Fine Homebuilding at a high level.
Slave labor helped, but the builders, engineers, and artisans were the brains behind the brawn.
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Thanks, Gene - very cool!
To go with this, read Medicus, by Ruth Downie - a mystery set in Roman Britian.
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I've got a couple of books on Pompeii and Herculananum that show in detail the homes, shops, and public buildings, and give a detailed explaination of how they were constructed and maintained.
The streets were paved and curbed with stone. They were designed to be drainage features during storms, with raised stones at each intersection so pedestrians could cross without getting their feet wet. They also had holes chiseled in front of each structure to tie your horse or cart. The stones allowed carts to pass between them also.
The murals and frescoes are fantastic. Tile-working geniuses....