Houses of the wealthy in Pompeii

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Houses of the wealthy in Pompeii

• House of the Faun

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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

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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.

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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).

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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)

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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.