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A late 19th-century artist's reimagining of an atrium in a Pompeian domus The domus included multiple rooms, indoor courtyards, gardens and beautifully painted walls that were elaborately laid out. The vestibulum ('entrance hall') led into a large central hall: the atrium , which was the focal point of the domus and contained a statue of or an ...
The House of Vetti is located in region VI, near the Vesuvian Gate, bordered by the Vicolo di Mercurio and the Vicolo dei Vettii. The house is one of the largest domus in Pompeii, spanning the entire southern section of block 15. [3] The plan is fashioned in a typical Roman domus with the exception of a tablinum, which is not
Ground plan (Mau 1902) Pompeii map The House of the Surgeon [1] is one of the most famous houses in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and is named after ancient surgical instruments that were found there.
It was decorated in the Pompeian First Style. [2] In successive building phases, additional shops were added on its west side and a peristyle (colonnaded porticus) was added to the garden. [3] In the late Augustan period the house was converted into a hospitium, a hotel on a grand scale. A counter accessible both from the street and the atrium ...
The House of the Prince of Naples [1] [2] [3] is a Roman domus (townhouse) located in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near Naples, Italy.The structure is so named because the Prince and Princess of Naples attended a ceremonial excavation of selected rooms there in 1898.
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Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny house in Pompeii that is filled with elaborate – and sometimes erotic – frescoes, further revealing the ornate way in which Romans decorated their homes.
Bedroom 6 is painted in the Fourth Style [5] with a bright golden yellow background. It contains two central figural panels. The first shows Narcissus gazing into his reflection.