WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -latifundium, plural Latifundia, any large ancient Roman agricultural estate that used a large number of peasant or slave labourers. The ancient Roman latifundia originated from the allocation of land confiscated by Rome from certain conquered communities, beginning in the early 2nd century bc.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Roman villa was typically a farmhouse or country house in the territory of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, sometimes reaching extravagant proportions.

Detailed explanation-3: -A latifundium (Latin: latus, “spacious” and fundus, “farm, estate") is a very extensive parcel of privately owned land. The latifundia of Roman history were great landed estates specializing in agriculture destined for export: grain, olive oil, or wine.

Detailed explanation-4: -While the poor and the slaves lived in small shacks or cottages in the countryside, the wealthy lived in large expansive homes called villas.

Detailed explanation-5: -Wealthier Romans – including those who lived in the countryside – lived in a domus. This was a house built around an unroofed courtyard, or atrium. The atrium acted as the reception and living area, while the house around it contained the kitchen, lavatory, bedrooms (cubuculi) and dining room, or triclinium.