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A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class
country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa,
the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably.
After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became
small farming compounds, which were increasingly
fortified in Late Antiquity, sometimes transferred
to the Church for reuse as a monastery. Then they
gradually re-evolved through the Middle Ages, into
elegant upper-class country homes. In modern parlance
'villa' can refer to a various types and sizes of
residences, ranging from the suburban "semi-detached"
double villa to residences in the wildland-urban
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