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10,000 BCE
The CRO-Magnon's houses. The East European (Russian) Plain. The pit-hole houses.
The caves suitable for human habitation are extremely rare on the plains of Eurasia. Therefore, primitive people of ancient times built their own homes. -
10,000 BCE
The stone age. The descriptoin of Cro-magnon's house.
On the East European (Russian) Plain bones and tusks of mammoths were used for the constructions of dwellings. The Cro-mangons dug the tusks of mammoths in the ground as supporting pillars. They tied the mammoths' bones to the tusks to make the frame of the house and covered it with skins of killed animals. -
10,000 BCE
How the primitive built their houses.
Following the example of steppe animals primitive people of that time found a suitable place on the slopes of the local topography, dug shallow pit-holes and covered them with twigs of shrubs and trees, grass, skins of killed or dead animals. -
10,000 BCE
The primitive people of the stone age. A pit-hole house.
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200
Types of houses in the ancient Rome, Italy. 200 BC
The home of the ancient Romans had three types: Insula, Domus and Villa.
Insula (from the Latin insula - island, detached building) - an apartment building in ancient Rome.
Roman house, Domus (from the Latin word domus - house, home, farm) was the home of the Roman nobility, the mansions. In Domus there could be a shop.
A Country Villa (villa rustica) had a bakery, a mill, a barn.
An Urban Villa (villa urbana) designed for entertainment and recreation. -
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The ancient Rome houses inside. 200 BC
The houses of wealthy citizens were decorated with marble, the walls were painted with frescoes, the floor was mosaic. The
wealthy homes had a vestibule, where you can enter from the street, going upstais.
In the depths of the house there was the master's room (tablinum) and dining room (triclinum). Along the perimeter of the yard there were dark bedrooms (cubicula), a pantry, a bathroom, etc. At the back of the house there was the kitchen garden (Hortus). -
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200
The description of the houses in ancient Rome.
The houses were usually buildof baked bricks. The upper floor had a wooden frame and a pavement. There were stone stairs led to each floor from the street. The windows and balconies were facing the street. Rooms were intended for singles. They had separate exits to the street, sometimes they were grouped around the corridor. -
Jan 1, 1300
The Middle ages. The castle of the feudal in Europe.
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Jan 1, 1300
How the feudal's castle looked like.
Usually the castle was built on a hill or on a high bank. It had a good view of the approaches to it. At first it was a very simple building: a two-storey wooden tower called a "donjon". On the top floor there lived the feudal Lord and his family. Downstairs a military retinue and servants lived. There were also utility rooms, a kitchen,a barn with food and armory.
Before the shaft was a deep ditch filled with water. Across the ditch there was a bridge on the chains. -
Jan 1, 1300
The impregnable house of feudal.
Well fortified castle, having enough supplies and drinking water, could easily withstand a long siege. For storming castles in thoses days siege mechanisms were used — rams and mobile towers. Often in the dungeon of the castle a secret passage was made that led outside the castle. So the feudal lord could send a messenger with a request for help, or save himself if the castle was taken by storm. -
Jan 1, 1300
The feudal's castle inside.
The castle was not only a military fortification. He was also the residence of lord. Therefore, over the centuries feudal's castles became more comfortable and cozy. They had a reception hall, master's bedroom, kitchens, basements, rooms for storaging products, a chapel, etc.
When there was war, and the feudal lord was in his house, he could hunt, fish, fight with spear, play chess, watch performances of jugglers or fight bears, welcome guests, chat with the ladies. -
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The description of the merchant's house.
As the merchant families were large and houses were built to the respective dimensions. Around the house there were stables, sheds, sauna and garden. The house usually consisted of two parts - ceremonial and residential. -
The merchant's house inside.
In most merchant' houses the public rooms were decorated luxuriously, but not always tasteful. In the state rooms merchants liked to hang their portraits and portraits of ancestors. They had many beautiful and expensive trinkets. -
Some interesting facts about merchant's houses.
The most interesting thing in the houses of the merchants was that in the reception rooms all window sills were lined with various bottles of homemade cordials and infusions, so the windows in the rooms were not open, and very rarely aired. The living room was located in the rear of the house, and looked much more modest.
