House of the Tragic Poet

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Salve! Poeta erat dominus huius domus. Is necabatur ab incendio.

Hello! A poet was the owner of this house. He was killed by a fire.

Owner’s History

Lararium est ipse magnus. Fecit auri lapidum.The shrine of the household gods is very

large. It is made of golden stones.

Lararium

Triclinium habet decem sellas. Est optimus nam magnae familiae.

The dining room has ten seats. It is excellent for large families.

Triclinium

Pulcherrimus hortus est optime circum. Peristylium complet omnem domum.

The beautiful garden is the best around. The peristyle completes the whole house.

Hortus et Peristylium

Sex cubiculi sunt in hoc domi. Omnis cubiculum habet una fenestra.

Six bedrooms are in this house. Each bedroom has one window.

Cubicula

Culina est mirabilis et facilis usurpare. Poeta retinuit id purum.

The kitchen is wonderful and easy to use. The poet kept it spotless.

Culina

The famous mosaics show many scenes from Greek mythology

It was discovered in November, 1824 by Antonio Bonucci

A typical 2nd century BC house Amount and elaborateness of decoration of

the house was quite unusual because the house itself wasn’t that remarkable in size

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