A watercolour of a Roman domus atrium seen from a side colonnade: the impluvium catching light, a bronze key ring and wax tablets left on a marble bench, folded linen and a small household shrine in the corner
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Butlers in Ancient Rome — The Atriensis and Household Organization

The atriensis of ancient Rome, we explain the figure of a household manager in the lineage of the butler.

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We explain the household organization of ancient Rome's great villas, tracing the atriensis, a prototype of the butler, and its influence on later eras.

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