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House of the Dioscuri — by Athanasia Varveri — last modified Apr 22, 2024 07:00 PM

A large and well-appointed house that takes its name from frescoes of Castor and Pollux (VI, 9, 6).

House of the Ephebe — by Brandon Wilson — last modified Jul 12, 2021 09:39 AM

Roman Peristyle House with interior garden and pool.

House of the Faun — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Mar 02, 2024 08:01 PM

A large private residence constructed ca. 180 BCE in Pompeii (VI.12.2). Its modern name derives from bronze statue of a faun placed in its impluvium. The house also contained the Alexander Mosaic, a large-scale depiction of the Battle of Issus.

House of the Fishes — by Joshua Rosenheim — last modified Apr 22, 2024 10:35 PM

A domus in Ostia Antica, whose two building phases have been dated, respectively, to the middle and last quarter of the third century CE.

House of the Four Styles — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 28, 2024 11:33 AM

The House of the Four Styles or Casa dei Quattro Stili (I.8.17) is noted for having examples of all four style of Pompeian wall paintings.

House of the Gilded Cupids — by Athanasia Varveri — last modified Mar 02, 2024 02:28 PM

A Roman domus that once belonged to Cn. Poppaeus Habitus (VI 16,7).

House of the Golden Bracelet — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 03, 2024 09:30 PM

The so-called "House of the Golden Bracelet" is a domus at Pompeii located on the Vicolo del Farmacista. It takes its name from the discovery of the remains of a woman wearing a thick gold bracelet.

House of the Labors of Hercules — by Brandon Wilson — last modified Jul 12, 2021 09:45 AM

Roman Peristyle House with interior garden and fountain.

House of the Lararium of Achilles — by Athanasia Varveri — last modified May 29, 2024 09:22 AM

The so-called "House of the Lararium of Achilles" (I ,6 ,4) lies on the Via dell'Abbondanza. Excavated in 1912 and 1913, it is also known as the "House of the Ilion Sanctuary".

House of the masks, Hadrumetum — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 02, 2023 11:48 AM

An elite house in Hadrumetum known especially for its program of polychromatic mosaics dating to the third century CE.

House of the Moralist — by Athanasia Varveri — last modified Jan 23, 2024 04:29 PM

The so-called House of the Moralist, also known as the House of M. Epidius Hymenaeus, is located on the Via dell'Abbondanza. The house was formed from two connecting properties that belonged to two related wine-merchants, T. Arrius Polites and M. Epidius Hymenaeus ( III, 4, 2-3).

House of the Ocean Gods — by Zachary Rosalinsky — last modified Jun 04, 2022 09:55 AM

Large house in Saint-Romain-En-Gaul, France, probably belonging to a wealthy merchant, built around 50 CE and abandoned in the middle of the 3rd century CE.

House of the outdoor triclinium — by Athanasia Varveri — last modified Dec 26, 2020 05:10 PM

A Roman domus in Pompeii facing on to the Via Nocera.

House of the Painters at Work — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified May 29, 2024 09:19 AM

The House of the Painters at Work or Casa dei pittori al lavoro is a ruined domus at Pompeii that was undergoing renovations and repairs at the time of the city's final destruction.

House of the Prince of Naples — by Athanasia Varveri — last modified Mar 02, 2024 04:37 PM

An atrium house with an austere facade located on the west side of the Vicolo dei Vettii (VI 15, 7-8).

House of the Red Walls — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 05, 2021 08:37 AM

A domus excavated in 1832 and 1882. It is noted for its late-stage wall decoations that may call upon public monuments for inspiration.

House of the Rhodian Peristyle at Italica — by Lai Ching Tsui — last modified May 03, 2021 02:58 PM

Roman house at Italica, also known as the House of the Rhodian Patio. Constructed on a slope, the house has a multileveled patio, with sections of different heights connected by stairs.

House of the Ship Europa — by Valeria Vitale — last modified Jul 28, 2024 10:56 AM

The so-called "House of the Ship Europa" is a large house in the city of Pompeii (I,15,3) that takes its conventional, archaeological name from a large graffito of ship bearing the legend 'Europa'.

House of the Sundial at Baelo — by Lai Ching Tsui — last modified May 12, 2021 03:14 PM

House at Baelo Claudia located across the colonnaded street from the House of the West.

House of the Surgeon (Rimini) — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 07, 2024 04:22 PM

The so-called House of the Surgeon in Rimini may have been the home of a Roman doctor by the name of Eutyches.

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