Glossary · I
Impluvium
The shallow basin in the floor of a Roman atrium that received rainwater falling through the compluvium above, draining to a cistern.
See also: Compluvium, Atrium
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Classical World.
Nearby in the glossary
Hypocaust · Hypostyle · Iconostasis · Imperial staircase · Impost · Impost block · In antis · Inglenook