Glossary · I
Insula
Also called insulae
A Roman apartment block of several storeys, usually with shops (tabernae) on the ground floor: the housing of most city-dwellers in Rome and Ostia. Also a city block.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Walls and Openings, The Classical World.
A feature of Ancient Roman architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Impost block · In antis · Inglenook · Inset corner · Intercolumniation · Interior street · International Style · Intrados