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The House of Burgesses (1619-1776 CE) was the first English representative government in North America, established in July 1619 CE, for the purpose of passing laws and maintaining order in the Jamestown Colony of Virginia and the other settlements...

An infographic illustrating the genealogy and royal succession of the House of Tudor that held the throne of England and its realms from 1485 to 1603. With predominantly Welsh origins in the male line, the dynasty descended from the Tudors...

The House of Orpheus at Volubilis (in modern-day Morocco) takes its name from the large mosaic depicting Orpheus playing the lyre to an audience of animals and birds. The mosaic embellished the house's triclinium (dining room), where the...

The House of the Birds is a large residence in Italica (an archaeological site located in modern-day Santiponce, 9 kilometres (5.5 miles) north of Seville in Spain) endowed with a good quantity of mosaics of high quality. One of them, the...

A Roman mosaic from the House of the Knight, Volubilis.

A Roman mosaic depicting an athlete riding a donkey backwards. From the House of the Athlete in Volubilis. Near Rabat, Morocco.

The House of the Governor, Uxmal, Mexico. The building was constructed in the 10th century CE to commemorate the reign of Lord Chahk. It was used as a royal palace and administrative centre.

The interior courtyard of the House of the Beautiful Courtyard in Herculaneum with a staircase and a wooden balcony connecting to four upstairs rooms.

The House of Dionysos was a large house at Pella, the capital of the kingdom of Macedon in the time of Alexander the Great (late 4th century BCE). The house occupied an area of ca. 3400 square metres and each room was decorated with fine...

The House of Theseus in the Paphos Archaeological Park in Cyprus had more than 100 rooms. This house is the largest residential structure on the island and one of the largest in the Mediterranean. It was the residence of the governor of Cyprus...