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House of the Vettii
Roman · Archaeological Site40.7521°N, 14.4846°E

House of the Vettii

Casa dei Vettii

The House of the Vettii is a domus located in the Roman town Pompeii, which was preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The house is named for its owners, two successful freedmen: Aulus Vettius Conviva, an Augustalis, and Aulus Vettius Restitutus. Its careful excavation has preserved almost all of the wall frescos, which were completed following the earthquake of 62 AD, in the manner art historians term the Pompeiian Fourth Style. The House of the Vettii is located in region VI, near the Vesuvian Gate, bordered by the Vicolo di Mercurio and the Vicolo dei Vettii. The house is one of the largest domus in Pompeii, spanning the entire southern section of block 15. The plan is fashioned after a typical Roman domus, with the exception of an omitted tablinum. There are twelve mythological scenes across four cubicula and one triclinium. The house was reopened to tourists in January 2023 after two decades of restoration.

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