Compluvium!

[lulucifer]

OMG, I was reading my Roman Culture and Society sourcebook today and one of the assigned readings was on the design of Roman city houses. Apparently, there's a thing called the compluvium, which is "a quadrangular opening in the roof over the atrium. Rainwater flowed through this opening into a small pool (called the impluvium) below." And I just

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[tacomeow]

lol thats cool, in theory, but bugs and dirty shit could also come throught that hole...loool

[lulucifer]

lol. yeah. i'll have to find a way to get around that.

[atomicduck]

oh yeah, I remember that! :)
I think the Roman doma is really awesomely constructed in general (if you were a fairly wealthy person). Much better than those damn Greeks and their misogynist housing. stupid mens-only rooms. XD

[lulucifer]

yeah. i like the roman houses, the design is really nice.