House of the Faun
Ruins · Italy
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 200 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 40.751, 14.485
Why it was abandoned
☢️ Disaster
Detected automatically from the text: The historical significance in this impressive estate is found in the many great pieces of art that were well preserved from the ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.
History
The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BCE during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic residence that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy. The historical significance in this impressive estate is found in the many great pieces of art that were well preserved from the ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. It is one of the most luxurious aristocratic houses from the Roman Republic, and reflects this period better than most archaeological evidence found even in Rome itself.