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Insulae, multi-story apartment buildings in ancient Rome, served a variety of residential purposes. Because there was no piped water and no way out in the event of a fire, the cheapest rooms were at the top. The majority of the windows faced the street and had iron security bars on them. Examples from the Trajan era can be seen in the Roman harbor town of Ostia, but they appear to have been concentrated in Rome and a few other locations. Livy and Vitruvius mention them in Rome, but other writers portray them as something extraordinary. It is suggested that because of their haphazard cooking arrangements and extreme crowding, Insulae were frequently unhealthy, dangerous, and prone to flames. Some renters who could afford it painted vibrant paintings on the walls to add some light and color to the small, dark chambers. There are examples of scenes from jungles with untamed animals and unusual plants. Sometimes, to give the rooms a more spacious appearance, imitation windows were painted. The rich in ancient Rome owned ornate, opulent homes. A commoner or typical home of plebeians, or apartment in a city, did not have many amenities. In Rome, the domus, or single-family home, was reserved for the wealthy. The majority of them had a closed unit layout with one or two rooms. Rome possessed 44,850 insulae and 1781 domus between 312 and 315 AD. An additional kind of accommodation for commoners was a cenaculum, which was an apartment consisting of three separate rooms: the medianum, exedra, and cubiculum. Common Roman apartments were primarily clusters of smaller and bigger buildings, without the ostentatious decorating and ostentatious display of riches found in noble-homes. Many also had narrow balconies that beg questions about their intended function because there were no doors leading to them. Luxurious homes were uncommon because the life of typical person did not revolve around living in their own home; instead, they would frequent public restrooms and participate in other group activities.

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