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  2. House of the Greek Epigrams - Wikipedia

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    The House of the Greek Epigrams (Casa degli Epigrammi Greci, V 1,18) is a Roman residence in the ancient town of Pompeii that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. It is named after wall paintings with inscriptions from Greek epigrams in a small room (y) next to the peristyle .

  3. Domus - Wikipedia

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    Atrium (pl.: atria): the atrium was the most important part of the house, where guests and dependents (clients) were greeted. The atrium was open in the center, surrounded at least in part by high-ceilinged porticoes that often contained only sparse furnishings to give the effect of a large space.

  4. Cavaedium - Wikipedia

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    Cavaedium or atrium are Latin names for the principal room of an ancient Roman house, which usually had a central opening in the roof and a rainwater pool beneath it. The cavaedium passively collected, filtered, stored, and cooled rainwater .

  5. Ancient constructions of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Major irrigation schemes of Sri Lanka, as evident from the earliest written records in the Mahawansa, date back to the fourth century BCE (Parker, 1881; [1] Brohier, 1934). ). The purpose and determination in the construction of the irrigation systems are depicted by the words of Parakrama Bahu I, 1153–1186 CE: "Let not even a drop of rain water go to the sea without benefiting

  6. Atrium (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A late 19th-century artist's reimagining of an atrium in a Pompeian domus Illustration of the atrium in the building of the baths in the Roman villa of "Els Munts", close to Tarraco. In a domus, a large house in ancient Roman architecture, the atrium was the open central court with enclosed rooms on all sides.

  7. Category:Houses in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Country houses in Sri Lanka (14 P) M. Manor houses in Sri Lanka (31 P) O. Official residences in Sri Lanka (2 C, 14 P) P. Palaces in Sri Lanka (4 P)

  8. Travel: Remarkable artifacts reveal Pompeii history in ... - AOL

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    But in 79 A.D., in the Roman city of Pompeii at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, ... Later in the exhibit, visitors stroll through a reproduced atrium from a Roman villa. Travel: ...

  9. Architecture of ancient Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Another has been found at Adalla, Wirawila, and at Valagampattu evidence has been discovered of houses dating from 50 CE to 400 CE. The kitchen utensils are still there. In medieval times, the rich had large houses built of stone, mortar and lime, with tiled roofs and whitewashed walls. There were rooms and apartments with doors and windows.