Abstract
Maria Papaioannou
Department of Classics and Ancient History
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
From peristyle to atrium: the oikos in the Roman province of Macedonia
The study of housing in Roman Greece is a topic that receives little attention. This stands in direct contrast, however, to the numerous studies conducted on the Roman household in Western Europe or to the recent books published on the Greek household (Cahill, 2002; Nevett, 1999). This paper will therefore present a brief overview of the architectural and decorative remains of domestic units from some of the major Greek centres in the Roman Province of Macedonia. The examination of the material remains suggests that the types of domestic plans and adornment varied from site to site. In this presentation attention will focus primarily on the presence of the Roman atrium-type house and, more specifically, on the various political and social factors that contributed to the introduction of the Italian-type domus in this region. The results of this study will contribute to our understanding of the oikos in Roman Greece.
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