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Pictured here is an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum near Naples, Italy.
WORDS TO UNDERSTAND DOMUS: a townhouse built around a square courtyard garden
RICKETY: unstable and worn-down structure VILLA: a country house, often very grand, comfortable, and luxurious and was usually surrounded by farms worked by slaves
14 THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: ROMANS
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