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Change:..A Samnite house, it was built in the second half of the 2nd century BC.....The atrium roof was supported by 16 Doric columns (above and left). On the eastern and western sides of the atrium are two areas separated from the atrium by matching   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1021) View all updates.

Change:shops (originally two rooms of the property). ..The atrium opens directly onto a small peristyle (above left) which in turn leads onto a porticoed garden with a 'T' shaped canal bordered with statuary running for the entire length.,,4Next >   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1021) View all updates.

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Change:for outdoor dining. Some of it is still extant; a fountain flanked by two frescos. The subjects of both - Narcissus at the Spring (pictured right) and Pyramus committing Suicide - share a common theme: death brought on by passion. In the middle of the   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 970) View all updates.

Change:This house once belonged to Poppaeus Abitus. Next to the House of the Vettii, it is a refined dwelling, richly decorated. It was originally named after the glass discs etched with cupids on gold leaves found in a cubiculum. ..All the remaining rooms are laid out around the   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1302) View all updates.

Change: (above) sheltered by a pergola. It is served from the kitchen via a special service-hatch.This house lies on the north side of Via dell Abbondanza and was first excavated in 1915. The facade of the building held evidence of several electoral graffiti together with adverts for events at the   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 935) View all updates.

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