Roman Insulae

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Insulae was an ancient Roman apartment building which housed most of the middle classed urban Roman citizens in villages, towns and cities which belonged to the Roman Empire. An Insulae was an apartment which had shops or markets on the ground floor with a entrance from the street. The upper floors were flats and apartment where people used to live. Insulaes were usually built out of stone and had tiles on the rooftops. However the wealthier class of Roman citizens would usually have a separate house or villa. The Roman soldiers and workers would of had an apartment in the Insulae.