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Atrium houses

Scope note

Use for ancient Roman houses or similarly styled houses containing internal courtyards with impluvia but without colonnades; for houses with internal courtyards having colonnades, use "peristyle houses."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30005451

Broader Terms used

courtyard houses

Equivalent Terms used

atrium house

Created

13yrs ago

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