The family home.

This is a house of a rich Greek family. It was built of mudbrick with small windows and a tiled roof. Every house would have its own altar in the courtyard. Sacrifices were made to favourite gods. Beds were covered with brightly coloured blankets. Clothes were stored in chests. Men would lie on couches to eat. Their food would be served by slave girls. The cooking was done over an open fire in earthenware pots, often by slaves. Hestia, the goddess of the home and family, watched over the family room. Here mothers would play with their children around a fire lit in Hestia's honour. The Greeks had board games where a dice was thrown and counters moved. (Photo by: Brown Bear/Windmil Books/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)