Inside a Roman Apartment Building

What was it like to live inside an ancient Roman apartment building? Step behind the walls of Ara Coeli in Rome, then explore the Garden Houses at Ostia: shops, dark rooms, oil lamps, braziers and a surprising detail about water. The Wider Story explores the evidence behind everyday life in the ancient world. Conditions varied between buildings and rooms; the examples in this film are not universal rules for Roman housing. VISUALS & AUDIO AI-generated illustrative reconstructions, synthetic narration and explanatory diagrams. These images are not archival footage or exact archaeological reconstructions. SOURCES Ara Coeli — Sovrintendenza Capitolina: https://www.sovraintendenzaroma.it/i_... Ara Coeli — Turismo Roma: https://www.turismoroma.it/it/luoghi/... Paola Chini — archaeological publication: https://sovraintendenzaroma.it/sites/... Roman terracotta lamp — The Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Garden Houses — Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica: https://ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it/pa... House of the Muses — Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica: https://ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it/pa... Saskia Stevens, BABESCH 80 (2005), abstract consulted: https://doi.org/10.2143/BAB.80.0.630021 #AncientRome #AncientHistory #TheWiderStory