Describe the life in a roman villa?

Answer 1

A Roman villa can be loosely compared to a country estate or even a farmstead. The houses were generally large and luxurious with all the urban amenities brought to the country. Most of them were self supporting by either growing wine grapes, olives, flowers and even exotic fish. That they were large is affirmed in a way by Cicero who complains that upon Caesar's visit to his villa,he, Cicero, had to feed and house more than 2,000 men of Caesar's bodyguard -- and he was able to do it.

Answer 2

Typical features of a Roman villa were luxurious household appointments and a good view, either of the ocean or of a landscape such as a villa overlooking a valley. A villa also had, in addition to the main house, sevral outbuildings that were used to carry out the day to day activities of the villa, as most villas were self supporting.

Answer 3

The Roman villa was a rural holiday residence of the rich and a farmstead. The rich went there to have a break from the hectic live of the city of Rome. The villas were often part of a landed estate where crops were grown and animals were reared. Slaves did the work and the farming activities were supervised by an estate manager who was usually a freedman and acted on the behalf of the owners who spent most of the time in Rome and were absentee landlords. Later in history, as the urban economy declined, many these owners became full time residents and managers, and slave labour was replaced by servile labour

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Answer 4

Roman villas were roman country houses built for the upper class. There were two types of villas, one was close to Rome, and another that was like a farm house.

Answer 5

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