Images Graphical reconstruction of a "domus" Graphical reconstraction of a Roman "insula" Nuova Immagine

Mosaics were typical of the "domus", the rich Roman houses, with painted walls and big rooms. The Milanese "domus" was built after the model of the typical central italic house, with a perystile and an inner courtyard surrounded by porticos. In Milan, the "domus" were concentrated in the area around the forum, where there were the temples and the public office. They belonged to the upper classes, like for example the bankers, the merchants or the high officials.