Houses of the wealthy in Pompeii
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Houses of the wealthy in Pompeii
House of the Faun
The House of the Faun
• The House of the Faun is considered the finest example of a private house in Pompeii.
• Built 2nd century BC – (300 yrs old at the time of the eruption)
• Area – 3000 sq. metres, covering a whole town block
The House of the Faun
• Owner – unknown. Possibly to Publius Cornelius Sulla, nephew of famous Sulla, dictator of Rome, who was given the job of organising the colony of Pompeii after the Social Wars.
• Architecture & Decoration – lavish. They give us an idea of the owners’ wealth and high status in society.
The House of the Faun
• Decorations – elaborate floor mosaics and magnificent wall paintings.
• Mosaics made from tiny, cut and coloured stones called tesserae.
• One mosaic depicts a Nile River landscape. (Egyptian influence?)
• Famous battle between Alexander the Great & Darius (Persian King).
The House of the Faun• Entrance – grand.
Pavement was written in traditional Latin greeting HAVE, which welcomed guests to the house.
• Shops at the front and two atria.
• Named after the little statue of the dancing faun found in the impluvium of the larger atrium.
• Two gardens, one average size and the other half the area of the house.
(Image – Front Entrance of the House of the Faun, Pompeii)
The House of the Faun
• Large peristyle had a spacious kitchen with high ceilings. Windows released cooking smoke and odours.
• Four rooms interpreted as summer and winter dining rooms.
• Bath complex and stables also found.