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Pompeii: House of the Faun--page 3 (of 7 pages)

		"Have"--greeting at the entrance The House of the Faun is one of the largest houses in Pompeii covering 6 acres. It received it name from the beautiful statue of the Faun in the impluvium. See below. A number of important and beautiful mosaics were discovered here which now reside in the National Museum of Naples. The most famous depicts the Battle of Alexander the Great and Darius.
The large courtyard with some of the remaining columns of the peristyle
Right: the mosaic floor of the Tablinum
Statue of the Faun, a mythical creature, in the impluvium of the former villa

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