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compluvium
‖ compluvium Rom. Antiq. (kəmˈpluːvɪəm) [L. compluvium, f. compluĕre to flow together (of rain).] A square opening in the roof of the atrium, through which fell the rain-water collected from the roof; also the inner square court into which the water so collected fell.1832 Gell Pompeiana ii. xi. 2 Th...
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Impluvium
The impluvium (: impluvia) is a water-catchment pool system meant to capture rain-water flowing from the compluvium, or slanted roof. The combination of compluvium and impluvium formed an ingenious, effective and attractive manner of collecting, filtering and cooling rainwater.
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impluvium
‖ impluvium (ɪmˈpl(j)uːvɪəm) [L. impluvium, f. impluĕre to rain into.] In ancient Roman houses, the square basin situated in the middle of the atrium or hall, which received the rain-water from the compluvium or open space in the roof. (But sometimes also used in the same sense as compluvium.) b. (S...
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Cavaedium
Compluvium
The roof is framed so as to leave an open space in the center, known as the compluvium. Displuvial cavaedium
In this style, the roofs, instead of sloping down towards the compluvium, sloped outwards from the compluvium, the gutters being on
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Lorium
It has an atrium with marble basin (compluvium) in the centre for rainwater collection, and with a lararium.
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Domus
Directly below the compluvium was the impluvium. Tabernae
Compluvium, The roof over the atrium which was purposely slanted to drain rainwater into the impluvium pool.
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Atrium (architecture)
The opening in the ceiling above the pool (compluvium) called for some means of support for the roof, and it is here where one differentiates between five
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rain
▪ I. rain, n.1 (reɪn) Forms: 1 reᵹn, ræᵹn, 1–2 rén, 2 rien, 2–4 rein, (3 -e), 3 reȝȝn, 3–5, rayn, (4–6 -e), 3–6 reyn, (4–6 -e, ? 5 reynne), 4 rene, 4–5, 6 Sc. rane, 4–7 raine, 3– rain. [Comm. Teut.: OE. reᵹn, rén = OFris. rein (mod. reijn), OS. regan, -in (Du. regen), OHG. regan (MHG., G. regen), ON...
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Lightwell
There are also instances of lightwell use by the Romans, the impluvium and compluvium shaft.
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Dius Fidius
Some aspects of Dius Fidius' oath ritual, such as requiring the open sky, the compluvium of private residences and the fact the temple of Sancus had no
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House of Sallust
The axially-aligned structure featured a central fauces, set between frontage shops, that lead to an atrium with compluvium and impluvium, three cubicula Compluvium for collecting rain water from the room. The bronze sculpture of Hercules and the Golden Hind was found here.
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House of the Surgeon
It was shown that the atrium was modified in the 2nd century BC to provide more light to the interior, by adding a compluvium and accompanying impluvium
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Daily life of the Etruscans
The villa and its well-attributed features:
the atrium with its compluvium and impluvium
the tablinum
Some objects
The simple plough
The comb
Hand
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Heraclea Minoa
House A had a courtyard (atrium) equipped with a large cistern into which water from the compluvium pitched roofs drained.
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Autonomous building
It was fed by downspout tiles from the inward-facing roof-opening (the "compluvium"). Often water lilies were grown in it to purify the water.
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