(Latin) Roman apartment complexes; an insula might have included up to eight apartment blocks built around an open courtyard, which provided much needed light; the complexes were three to five stories tall and could easily block the light for neighboring buildings; the first floor often housed merchants' shops, or tabernae; during the rise of the Roman empire, the majority of the Roman population was housed in rooms rented in insulae; these tenements became overcrowded and vulnerable to fire built with timber and mud bricks; thin walls were made out of opus craticum, which was a woven mixture of cane and mortar; the walls were neither waterproof nor fireproof; eventually emperors, such as Nero, imposed fire regulations; as a result of the upper stories lacked running water sanitation suffered; by the end of the fourth century BCE, insulae outnumbered domi twenty-six to one. Roman Living
triangular area of cerebral cortex that lies deep within the lateral cerebral fissure, under the parietal, frontal, & temporal lobes: it cannot be seen in an external view of the brain; also called the island or isle of Reil
an island; also, a tenement house.
L. island. The insula or island of Reii in the depth of the lateral (sylvian) fissure. Previously noted by other writers, it was described by Johann Christian Reil in 1809.
A part of the cerebral cortex which became infolded during embryonic development as a result of the deepening of the lateral cerebral fissures (of Sylvius). It can be seen only by separating the lips of the fissure, or by cutting away the operculum which overhangs it. The insula is an association area of whose function little is known.
(7) -- a block of buildings; a square or space divided off (Oxford Dict.)
(L. island): Cerebral cortical area within the depths of the lateral fissure (of Sylvius) beneath the frontal, temporal, and parietal opercula. It overlies the putamen and claustrum. Also known as the Island of Reil and somtimes consider ed the 5th "lobe".
Latin word for island.. 1) An ancient Roman city block. 2) A Roman "apartment house"; a concrete and brick building or chain of buildings around a central court, up to five stories high. The ground floor contained shops, and above were living quarters.
An apartment style building with many domestic units. Sometimes term is also used by archaeologists to refer simply to a room designated by ruined walls.
a tenement or apartment house
'Island,' the Latin word for an apartment block, in which most Romans lived.
Roman urban, multi-family dwelling, often occupying an entire block.
The building type from the ancient Roman society made up of a block with shops and light industry at the ground level and apartments above. These structures ranged in height from four to seven stories.
Latin for "island"; a large, multistoried apartment building
Insula is the Latin word for "island".
The term insula had originally been applied to rectangularly shaped building plots in a Roman city containing 6-8 housing units, usually 400 Roman feet square but could be as large as one square stadion.
