HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Small, dirty apartments
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Tiny huts
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Dark, dreary streets
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Large farms
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Detailed explanation-1: -The elite classes of Roman society constructed their residences with elaborate marble decorations, inlaid marble paneling, door jambs and columns as well as expensive paintings and frescoes. Many poor and lower-middle-class Romans lived in crowded, dirty and mostly rundown rental apartments, known as insulae.
Detailed explanation-2: -Poor Romans lived in simple flats. These were called insulae . They often only contained one or two rooms. There was no running water.
Detailed explanation-3: -The aristocracy (wealthy class) dominated the early Roman Republic. In Roman society, the aristocrats were known as patricians.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rich Roman: They lived in single-story houses which were built around a central hall known as the atrium and made of marble and mosaic walls and floors. Poor Roman: Lived in crowded small and dingy apartments that were filled with many dirt and diseases.