Clarke, John R., 1945-2015-11-122018-01-222015-11-122018-01-222006-12http://hdl.handle.net/2152/32423textAn investigation of room groupings found within the houses of Pompeii. This study examines several aspects pertaining to suites in Roman domestic architecture. The work provides a survey of Roman texts that feature the equivalent to the English word suite, the Latin term diaeta. Roman suburban villas are explored as a possible model for the composition of the suites found in Roman urban dwellings. In the next section, the context and composition of the suites are laid out using Christopher Alexander's methodological theory. Suites within the urban houses are broken into three categories. Finally, several case study examples are given for each of the three categories.electronicengCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.PompeiiAncient Roman housesAncient Roman urban dwellingsThesisRestricted