THE ROMAN VILLA: PARS RUSTICA
The rustic villas
flourished mostly in
Etruria, Latium and
Campania, not far from
the harbours or easily
connected to them.
Highly oriented towards
the Mediterranean
markets, they produced
oil and wine.
The plan of pars rustica
The plan of
pars rustica
1. Fauces: an entrance
hallway led into an atrium
1
2
3
or a courtyard covered by a
portico facing the service
areas
2. Atrium: in the
courtyard there was
always a well or a tank
high up, called castellum
aquae, which kitchens,
bathrooms and stables
drew water from.
3. Gardens: they
surrounded the rooms;
there were different areas
used as orchards or
vegetable gardens but
also for otium, walks and
refreshment from the
summer heat.