In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm.
(Latin) in a Roman house, a basin built into the floor of the atrium that collected rain from the compluvium, or quadrangular skylight towards which the roof sloped that served as a source of light and air. Roman Living
shallow pond in floor of atrium to catch rainwater; located directly beneath the compluvium.
In the atrium of a Roman house, the depression in the floor below the compluvium or opening in the roof which lets rainwater in. The water collects in the impluvium.
a small pool that catches the rain coming through an opening in the middle of the roof ( compluvium) of the atrium of a Roman house
the pool in which rain water was collected in the atrium of a Roman house [image1] [image2
The impluvium is the sunken part of the atrium in a Greek or Roman house. Designed to carry away the rainwater coming through the compluvium of the roof, it is usually made of marble and placed about 30 cm below the floor of the atrium.