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    • The House of the Vettii features a large assortment of fresco paintings in the Pompeian Fourth style. There are twelve surviving panels, which depict mythological scenes. We know that it is the Fourth style by its combination of the previous three styles. At the bottom of the wall we see a ring of faux colored marble, which is indicative of the First Pompeian … See more

    Overview

    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 Con… See more

    Plan

    The plan of the House of the Vettii is commonly divided into five major sections: the large atrium, the small atrium, the large peristyle, the small peristyle, and the shop. The house features a large garden as well as main livi… See more

    The owners

    It has been determined by scholars that the House of the Vettii was owned by Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius Restitutus, former slaves or freedmen. Scholars have come to this conclusion after finding the … See more

    Further reading

    • R. Etienne, Pompeii. The Day a City Died (London 1986; 3rd ed. 1994)
    • R. Laurence, Roman Pompeii: Space and Society (London, 1994)
    • A. Wallace-Hadrill, Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum (Princeton, … See more

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  1. Large, airy room in a Roman house
    The atrium was a large airy room lighted by an opening in the roof. It was the formal room where guests were received and clients assembled to wait for their customary morning visits to their patron, but it was also a room for family occasions. On either side of the atrium were small rooms (cubicula) used for various purposes.

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    The plan of the House of the Vettii has two large central halls (atria) and, significantly, lacks an office space (tablinum). Entry to the house was gained from the east by way of a vestibule that granted admission to the larger atrium. The stone-lined basin for collecting rainwater (impluvium) lies at the center of the atrium.

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    The domus were usually based on the same main structure. The front door led into the atrium, a large central hall open at the roof. Around the atrium the other rooms of the house were located: the bedrooms (cubicula), the servants’ quarters, the dining rooms (triclinia) and living rooms.

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    What is in Pompeii's atrium?
    On either side of the atrium are cubicula (bedrooms) while at the rear is the tablinum (study room) with the famous Alexander Mosaic. The House of the Faun is one of the most famous and visited houses in Pompeii.

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    How is the atrium manipulated in Pompeii?
    The atrium is manipulated to create diverse effects in the two houses. Such diversity is apparent generally in Pompeii. In a sample of 107 properties, 28% are like the House of the Compluvium. The atria of these small ‘atrium houses’ averages around 50 sq m in size, about 24% of the ground-floor area.

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    Does Pompeii have a compluvium?
    After prolonged exposure to the elements, most small houses in Pompeii are in a sorry state, but the House of the Compluvium is fortunate in having an unusual enough atrium to have warranted reconstruction. Even so, the house lies mostly forgotten: it rarely features in scholarly works and is not on the itinerary of most tourists.

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    Does Pompeii have a house?
    Even so, the house lies mostly forgotten: it rarely features in scholarly works and is not on the itinerary of most tourists. The weeds pushing through the floor speak eloquently of its neglect. A short walk down the Vicolo dei Vettii is the House of the Vettii, one of Pompeii’s finest houses.

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    What is the atrium of the House of the Vettii?
    Instead of being an intimate and personal space, the atrium of the House of the Vettii is part of a careful orchestration of space, architecture and decoration designed to communicate the wealth, power and status of the owner to visitors. The atrium is manipulated to create diverse effects in the two houses.

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    Why did Pompeii build a house?
    The construction of the house and its decorations belong to the final period of Pompeii’s occupation and therefore provides important evidence of the aesthetics of the city on the eve of its destruction. The house was built atop the remains of an earlier house that survives, in part, in the form of the wings (alae) and a doorway.

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