HOME IS WHERE THE BATH IS
When you think of Ancient Rome, you probably picture expansive villas and exotic bathhouses. However, the majority of citizens weren’t lucky enough to call these grand villas home. Instead, the lower and middle classes, especially in cities, lived in cramped buildings similar to. These consisted of living spaces for many families with shops and businesses on the ground floor. As well as being crowded and far from private, these communal homes were a breeding ground for disease. The normally had at least five floors, and they were often made of cheap timber and mud bricks. Fires and collapses were common.
