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The House of the Vettii, 2nd century BCE; rebuilt 62-79 CEThis is one of the best-preserved houses in Pompeii. Like most town houses there, it has a reception area in the front; this room--the atrium--has an opening in the roof to admit light and rainwater, the latter being collected in the impluvium in the center of the floor of the atrium. | |
Peristyle of the House of the Vettii with marble furniture and wall paintings | ||
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House of the Scientists--with grass-covered impluvium in the foreground; right: remains of another house with atrium in the foreground and peristyle in the rear |
Grooved track for sliding doors |
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Wall paintings--some with simulated architecture--and decorative molding | ||
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