Pompeii And Herculaneum Exam Responses
Pompeii and Herculaneum Exam Responses
Using Source C and your own knowledge, what were three important features 3 of household religion at Pompeii and Herculaneum? (3)
Household religion pervaded Pompeii and Herculaneum, forming a significant component of citizens’ lives. The foremost feature of private worship was the lararium, demonstrated in Source C, an elaborate (as in the source) or basic shrine used to honour the lares, household gods. Secondly, the genius of the paterfamilias, the generating force, was integral in this process as the male figurehead generally conducted ceremonies such as honouring the dead. Thirdly, archaeological evidence of food in close proximity to the lararia indicates that tribute to the lares was prevalent and important.
Using Source 2 and your own knowledge, describe the main features of a typical Roman House or Villa. (4)
Typically, Roman houses followed the atrium-peristyle method, built symmetrically and rooms facing inwards to the atrium in the centre of the structure. The outside of the domus (house) was known as the fauces, and immediately upon entering was the vestibulum. This was known as an entrance lobby, varying in elaboration depending on the status of the owner. Generally, the vestibulum led to the atrium, a spacious area often centred in the home. Indented in the middle of the atrium lay the impluvium, used for water collection, and above it a square or rectangular hole in the ceiling, sometimes caged, used for lighting. Adjacent to the atrium was the elegantly decorated tablinum, a space suspected to serve to impress clients of the patron-client relationship and as an expression of status. Alternatively, the triclinium has been suggested to be a dining room as it is often situated close to the kitchens. Most homes included a peristyle; a colonnaded portico overlooking a garden serving as a light source and to disperse air around the building. Finally, the pervasiveness of private worship translated to most houses
Using Source C and your own knowledge, what were three important features 3 of household religion at Pompeii and Herculaneum? (3)
Household religion pervaded Pompeii and Herculaneum, forming a significant component of citizens’ lives. The foremost feature of private worship was the lararium, demonstrated in Source C, an elaborate (as in the source) or basic shrine used to honour the lares, household gods. Secondly, the genius of the paterfamilias, the generating force, was integral in this process as the male figurehead generally conducted ceremonies such as honouring the dead. Thirdly, archaeological evidence of food in close proximity to the lararia indicates that tribute to the lares was prevalent and important.
Using Source 2 and your own knowledge, describe the main features of a typical Roman House or Villa. (4)
Typically, Roman houses followed the atrium-peristyle method, built symmetrically and rooms facing inwards to the atrium in the centre of the structure. The outside of the domus (house) was known as the fauces, and immediately upon entering was the vestibulum. This was known as an entrance lobby, varying in elaboration depending on the status of the owner. Generally, the vestibulum led to the atrium, a spacious area often centred in the home. Indented in the middle of the atrium lay the impluvium, used for water collection, and above it a square or rectangular hole in the ceiling, sometimes caged, used for lighting. Adjacent to the atrium was the elegantly decorated tablinum, a space suspected to serve to impress clients of the patron-client relationship and as an expression of status. Alternatively, the triclinium has been suggested to be a dining room as it is often situated close to the kitchens. Most homes included a peristyle; a colonnaded portico overlooking a garden serving as a light source and to disperse air around the building. Finally, the pervasiveness of private worship translated to most houses