Insura (English spelling)

Japanese: インスラ（英語表記）insura

A high-rise apartment building in ancient Rome. Meaning "island" in Latin, it was so named because the apartments were arranged on all four sides of a courtyard, taking up an entire city block. The first floor was generally used as a shop called a taberna or a craftsman's workshop, and the second floor and above were rented out. Remains of such buildings can be found in Ostia, a port city outside Rome, and the House of Diana, built in the mid-2nd century BC, was five stories high. It is said that some buildings in Rome were over 30 meters tall.

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Japanese:

古代ローマにおける高層集合住宅。ラテン語で「島」の意で，中庭を囲んで四方に住戸を配し，一街区を占めることから命名された。1階は一般にタベルナと呼ばれる商店や職人の仕事場にあてられ，2階から上が貸家となった。ローマの外港都市オスチアなどにこの遺構があり，前2世紀なかばの建造のディアナの家は5階建てであった。ローマ市内には高さが 30mをこえる建物もあったといわれる。

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