2. Reconstruction Video
Watch this video tour of a reconstructed Athenian house
Look out for the different features of the house and write them down
Pay particular attention to anything that seems different from modern houses

3. A typical Athenian house
What features of the house did you notice? ?

4. Materials

5. How were Athenian houses made and why did the Greeks use those materials? [5]
You might want to think about:
The cost of materials
The weather in Greece
The purpose of the rooms

6. Building from outside

7. What do you notice about the construction of the Greek house from the outside?
You might want to think about:
The size and amount of windows
The arrangement and thickness of the walls
The access to the inside of the house

11. What were the rooms of a typical Athenian house?

12. andron

13. andron

14. andron
“Every Athenian house (oikos) had a special room used only for parties. It had built-in platforms around the walls for the couches (Greek men preferred their entertainment in a prone position) - 9 was a common number - and was often the only room with a stone floor. This sloped to the centre to make cleaning it out simpler. The Greek name - andron - means "mens' room" - it was the place where the master of the house (kyrios) entertained his (male) friends.”

15. gynaeceum

16. gynaeceum

17. gynaeceum
The gynaeceum was the portion of a house reserved for women, generally the innermost apartment. In other words, a women's quarters. The gynaeceum is the opposite to the andron, or male quarters. The married woman of the household would often join the unmarried women and the female slaves at night when she did not join her husband. The women spent most of their days in this area of the house. These rooms were more remote from those reserved for the men by placing them away from the streets and public areas of the house. When visitors were entertained the women were not present, but remained in this secluded portion of the house.

18. Other rooms…. Storerooms Slave’s quarters Bedrooms Shop Kitchen
Bathrooms
Coutryard
Where might you find these different rooms and why were they in those places?

19. Use the technical terminology from the PowerPoint whenever possible
TASK
Draw a plan of an Athenian oikos
On the plan, label the various rooms
Use the technical terminology from the PowerPoint whenever possible