Most citizens living in Rome and other cities were housed in "insulae." These were small, street-front shops and workshops, whose owners lived above and behind the working area. Several insulae ...

1,000,000: Rome’s population by 1 A.D. The city was the first in history to reach this milestone, a feat not surpassed until 19th-century London. Known as insulae (islands), these buildings rose ...

Julia introduces a narrative episode about two children growing up in Ancient Rome. Felix and Augusta are ... On the way to the market they pass an insulae - like a block of flats - the type ...