#insulae

"The insulae were largely tenements providing economically practical housing where land values were high and population dense" Britannica

They tended to be made cheaply, so were prone to collapses and fires.

Technology During Biblical Times: Construction #biblicaltimes #Bible #history #jesussaves #romans #defendingthefaith #God

Often we hear that the Bible was written by dumb shepherds. I know when I think about the people of the Bible, I think about people in desolate towns with nothing but sand, and they’re wearing robes. In reality, Biblical times had more advance technology than we give them credit for. This first installment, we are going to look at construction. Were they just hanging out in tents?

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Incredible Infographic on the Impact of Ancient Rome, a City of Firsts

As a result of my research a knew a lot of this great information already but it’s great to see how History.com and the design firm Column 5 put it all into such an easily digestible visual.

Allow me a tiny bit of commentary before you dig in below.

1. Apartments in ancient Rome were called insulaeand mostly built from wood. Fires were terribly common and there were fire codes which included…

Landscape Stories Workshop 

INSULAE | curated by Simon Roberts

Giovanni Pasinato | Poveglia

© courtesy of Giovanni Pasinato

Landscape Stories Workshop 

INSULAE | curated by Simon Roberts

Giovanni Pasinato | Poveglia

© courtesy of Giovanni Pasinato

Landscape Stories Workshop 

INSULAE | curated by Simon Roberts

Giovanni Pasinato | Poveglia

© courtesy of Giovanni Pasinato

Landscape Stories Workshop 

INSULAE | curated by Simon Roberts

Giuseppe Andreatta | Insulae

© courtesy of Giuseppe Andreatta