insulae

Examples of insulae in the following topics:

• New Concept

  • Húius ínsulae Polydectés tum réx erat.

• Jupiter Saves his Son

  • Húius ínsulae Polydectés tum réx erat.

• Perseus Gets his Outfit

  • Perseus ubi haec audívit, ex ínsulá discessit, et postquam ad continentem vénit, Medúsam quaesívit.

• Juppiter Saves his Son

  • Húius ínsulae Polydectés tum réx erat.

• Ostia

  • Citizens of Ostia lived in apartment houses or insulae , which stood six or seven stories high.
  • The insulae of Ostia demonstrate the cramped and noisy living style that would have been common, not only in Ostia but also in Rome.
  • Shops, known as tabernae, occupied the ground level of insulae, while the upper stories housed apartments.

• Architecture under Hadrian

  • Citizens of Ostia lived in apartment houses or insulae, which stood six or seven stories high.
  • The insulae of Ostia demonstrate the cramped and noisy living style that was common in Roman cities.
  • Shops, known as tabernae, occupied the ground level of the insulae, while the upper stories housed apartments.

• Roman Society

  • Private housing ranged from elegant urban palaces and country villas for the social elites to crowded insulae (apartment buildings) for the majority of the population.

• Illustrated Books in the Early Middle Ages

  • Driving from the Latin word for island (insula), Insular art is characterized by detailed geometric designs, interlace, and stylized animal decoration spread boldly across illuminated manuscripts.

• Cluster B: Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders

  • Recent research has identified a structural abnormality in the brains of those with NPD, specifically noting less volume of gray matter in the left anterior insula.