Pompeii. House of the Faun

At 3000 square metres this is Pompeii's largest house. The House of the Faun fills a whole block (insula) and was built between 180 and 170 BC. It has two atria (halls), a peristyle, and a garden, and also was fitted out with lavish wall paintings and mosaics, including the famous Alexander mosaic.

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Education

Tags:

• Pompeii
• House
• Faun
• Vesuvius
• Roman
• AD79

[KSHSClassCiv]

It's a copy. The original mosaic was lifted long ago and is now in the Archaeological Museum at Naples, displayed on a wall.

[mzitchbay]

so the house has no walls today? they were destroyed by the erruption?

[somefinlegndary]

at 1:03, is that the mosaic of Alexander the Great?

[islamstillsucksallah]

I have a two replicas of that Dancing Faun - regular size and a 10 inch tall.

[imacceptingbut]

That is one big house! U.S. realtors define a mansion as a dwelling of over 8000 square feet (740 m2) but that is a measurement by today's standards. 3,000 SF back before Christ was born was HUGE.

Did they include all of that outdoor space in their calculations?

[nikkibug909]

we're studying pompeii in my latin class...i think it is the coolest thing ever that the city is preserved like this!!

[Leila8able]

Great! Thanks for posting!