Pompeii: Historical Place
Places and attractions in the Historical place category
House of the Faun
Pompeii's largest house The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BCE during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic palace that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy.
Lupanar
Brothel ruins on the Pompeii site The Lupanar of Pompeii is the ruins of a brothel in the Ancient Roman city of Pompeii. It is of particular interest for the erotic paintings on its walls. Lupanar is Latin for "brothel". The Pompeii lupanar is also known as Lupanare Grande or the "Purpose-Built Brothel".
Villa of the Mysteries
The Villa of the Mysteries is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of exquisite frescos in one room, which are usually thought to show the initiation of a young woman into a Greco-Roman mystery cult.
Casa del Menandro
The House of Menander is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents, and covers a large area of about 1,800 square metres occupying most of its insula. Its quality means the owner must have been an aristocrat involved in politics, with great taste for art.
Teatro Grande
The Teatro Grande is a theater from Roman times, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 and found as a result of archaeological excavations in ancient Pompeii: comedies, mimes and pantomimes, as well as atellas were performed inside.
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