Posted @withrepost β’ @pompeii_parco_archeologico Casa del Fauno Antiquity was lit. Architecture is art. House Hunters 2 BC style. I just love old stuff. π©ππ€¦πΎββοΈππ #artislife #ancienthistoryislit #househunters #2bcstyle #beforechrist #pompeii #architectsareartists #letsgrow #lovealways #herstun - House of the Faun It is one of the larger houses of #Pompeii, covering an entire block of about 3000 sqm and, according to its original layout, it dates back to the 2nd century BC. The wealth and social level of the owner are immediately evident from the street: the pavement bears the Latin welcome inscription (HAVE); the majestic door is framed with pillars with decorated capitals and the entrance floor is inlaid with multi-coloured yellow, green, red and pink marble triangles. Both sides of the top part of the walls are adorned with small temples in relief where the lararium of the house is recognised. The house has two atriums and two peristylia around which there are other rooms: some exceptionally decorated reception rooms, others reserved for family use and others for service. At the centre of the impluvium of the main atrium there is a copy of the famous statue of the dancing satyr or Faun. A copy of the famous mosaic of the battle between Alexander the Great and the Persian king Darius, is found in the living room between the first and second peristylium. _ #pompeiitempusvita (at Pompeii - Parco Archeologico) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByBQelugG_s/?igshid=fcrndagvlait
