Roman Villa

• The Roman Villa was a country house for wealthy Romans during both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.
• The villa urbana was a weekend or holiday country house near to a city, and the villa rustica was a large farm estate dedicated to agricultural production.

Villa Urbana

• The villas around the Bay of Naples were summer residences for the Roman elite and certain Emperors.
  • • Villa Poppaea
    • Villa of the Papyri
    • Villa Jovis

Villa rustica

• The Villa Rustica were either small farms or a very large farms known as Latifundia, which existed in Italy, Sicily, Spain, North Africa, Gaul and Britannia.
  • Sicily
    • Villa Romana del Casale
  • Britannia
    • Chedworth Roman Villa
    • Bignor Roman Villa
    • Bedford Roman Villa
    • Chiddingfold Roman Villa
    • North Leigh Roman Villa
    • Butser Ancient Farm

The Layout of the Villa

• The Atrium
  • The Roman villa was focused on the Atrium, a central enclosed area where the owner conducted business or entertained guests.
  • Either surrounding the Atrium or leading off in wings from it, were the:
• The Rooms
  • The Triclinium
    • Triclinium (dining room)
  • The Tablinum (Office)
  • The Cubicula (Bedrooms)
  • The Culina (Kitchen)
  • The Thermae (Baths)
  • The Slave Bedrooms
  • The Latrine.
  • The Peristyle
• The Open Courtyard
  • A covered porch supported by columns surrounded an open courtyard, which held an ornamental garden and fountain.

Villa Romana del Casale