CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Piazza Armerina, Triclinium, The Great Hunt
13 Jan 2016
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Otium = leisure, free time, peace of mind. Negotium = business (anything that is not business is otium) Horace = quiet contemplation, pursuit of the arts (poetry) at his own pace, away from the crowds of the city, with privacy of his farms. Catullus = unconstructive time, lost to mulling over his loss, trapped in extremely personal thoughts, idle time is dangerous as he indulges in his own desires. Covered many roman cities and almost flask froze them . Value in terms of archeological exploration since it was not destroyed but it was frozen in time in ad 79. *herculaneum, stabei, boscoreala and the most famous pompeii. Businesses were in the forum of the city. Hole in the roof coordinated with the pool below bringing rain water off the roof and. Tablinum = is the home office, space that is designed for doing business provided drinking water for the family.
