CLASSICS 3S03 Final: Pompeii Exam Review
11 Apr 2018
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Oldest parts may have dated to ca. 4th c. bc, but main expansions were built during 2nd c. bc. A domus in the ancient roman city of pompeii. It received its modern name from an election notice placed on the facade, recommending gaius. Atrium w. 1st style wall painting (brick like fa ade in orange, red, and yellow to imitate public architecture) View from entrance through tablinum to garden. Also contains portico and outdoor triclinium with fountain. Originally it was a single atrium house from the samnite period made of tufa blocks. Originally had six shops, an entrance corridor, an atrium, which contained a tablinum, and a garden. Over time, we can see the addition of new features, such as the peristyle (a colonnaded garden) which was added in the 2nd century bc, and the second atrium. The long history of this structure provides important evidence about the development of elite residences in pompeii.
