Abstract :
The philosophy of perception and the process of visuality theories have significant role in today’s world. It is surely beyond doubt that when it is come to perception, the first thing that comes to mind is strongly related with senses. Every human sense scrutinizes carefully from different fields of disciplines. By means of seeing, hearing, smelling, touching maybe tasting, we can designate the space and insert into space. In addition to this experience, any changes in this place which we specified our personal area, can be realized within the aid of senses. Our personal space becomes distant as an absolute space in the border which is identified through senses. Thus, it impower the sense of belonging. The sense of touching according to the researchers whose field is tactility is the most powerfull effect to perceive the space. When we touch something, we make close contact within the object and leave a trace on it. Although, just seeing ıt is not possible to develop a great perception towards to the space and about the essense of objects inside it. ‘Ocularcentered’ perspective has taken the place of the point of touching in the industrialize world rather than ancient times. Instant gaze simplify modern individual’s work for this reason, the perception of modern world aggrandize the eyes of human. But, how is it going on in the ancient world? Just looking is enough for experiencing the space? Or the other pleasures getting by the senses is effective as much as seeing? This study is a case study about rethinking the roman domestic space. Generally, in studies about roman dwelling, literary sources and archeological evidences have been made by the researchers. Different from other works, in this case study the analyses will make by the way of a documentary film which depicts Roman domestic houses and Roman daily life that can’t be think without house. Within these analyses, various parts of the domestic space, positions of inhabitants in the houses, proximity between the films and real story getting from scientific evidences will be interrogated. By the way of this aim, the documentary film Pompeii: The last day has chosen. Thus, we will get clues about the ancient domestic space and its rituals through the ways of cinema.
