2. The House of the Faun
• The House of the Faun is considered the
finest example of a private house in
Pompeii.
• Built 2nd
century BC – (300 yrs old at the
time of the eruption)
• Area – 3000 sq. metres, covering a whole
town block
3. The House of the Faun
• Owner – unknown. Possibly to Publius
Cornelius Sulla, nephew of famous Sulla,
dictator of Rome, who was given the job of
organising the colony of Pompeii after the
Social Wars.
• Architecture & Decoration – lavish. They
give us an idea of the owners’ wealth and
high status in society.
4. The House of the Faun
• Decorations – elaborate floor mosaics and
magnificent wall paintings.
• Mosaics made from tiny, cut and coloured
stones called tesserae.
• One mosaic depicts a Nile River landscape.
(Egyptian influence?)
• Famous battle between Alexander the
Great & Darius (Persian King).
5.
6. The House of the Faun
• Entrance – grand.
Pavement was written in
traditional Latin greeting
HAVE, which welcomed
guests to the house.
• Shops at the front and two
atria.
• Named after the little statue
of the dancing faun found in
the impluvium of the larger
atrium.
• Two gardens, one average
size and the other half the
area of the house.
(Image – Front Entrance of the House of the Faun, Pompeii)
7. The House of the Faun
• Large peristyle had a spacious kitchen
with high ceilings. Windows released
cooking smoke and odours.
• Four rooms interpreted as summer and
winter dining rooms.
• Bath complex and stables also found.
