Examines a diverse range of house types in an effort to understand
how people imagined and articulated their place in the Roman world,
from Britain to Syria. Shelly Hales considers the nature and role
of domestic decoration and its role in promoting social identities.
From the Egyptian themes of imperial residences in Italy, to the
viticultural designs found in the rock-cut homes in Petra, this
decoration consistently appeals to fantasies beyond the immediate
realities of their inhabitants. Hales contends that fantasy served
a key role in allowing individuals and communities to meet
expectations and indulge aspirations, to confirm and to compete
within the diverse empire. Employing a wide range of approaches to
the study of the house and acculturation in the Roman Empire, her
book serves as the first synthesis of Roman domestic architecture
and offers new insights into the complexities and contradictions of
being Roman.
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