Bring back courtyards
this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2024
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Oh they’re still out there. Just in a higher class.
Romanes eunt domus!
People called Romans they go to the house??
Oh, hey - I Assassin Creeded in those.
Samesises
Hey I remember this picture from my textbook! I've always loved this kind of structure. I'd love to live is something like this some day.
The domus layout looks like it would be perfect for a b&b sort of business.
Penis bonus pax in domus.
How did they handle pest control? Obviously, they probably had cats to deal with rodents but what about fleas, ticks and lice?
There were nit combs and the sort, but lice are extremely common in pre-modern populations of all sorts, high-class and low, clean and dirty alike.
That's a nice fucking house! Neat!