Welcome to my Athenian oikos! Greek homes are very different than Roman ones, as you can see by looking at the sketch my architecct came up with before the house was built. You see that you enter into a courtyard from which all other rooms open up, and at the back, the house is two stories. The various rooms in my oikos are all describribed, if you would like to take a tour. Do not expect fancy furnishings - most of the time, only the Anton (the dining room) has fancy plaster or paintings, or a mosaic floor. We climb to the second story, where the Thalamos (bedroom) is, by a ladder, as you can see! But it fulfills the requirements Socrates noted: it is cool, built facing to the south, and all the necessary functions of family and friends can be taken care of in simplicity.
SOURCES: Greek Architecture
