Pompeii Houses
Isabelle Marier
Definitions
• Atrium = Main room/ living room
• Peristyle = Courtyard
• Cubiculum = Bedroom
House of the Silver Wedding
This house was owned by rich
people. The name “Silver
Wedding” came from the
sovereigns of Italy who had their
Silver Wedding anniversary when
the house was discovered.
Floor Plan
Atrium
Peristyle
Artifacts
Peristyle
House of Pansa
• I don’t know how this got it its
name.
• Pansa actually means the ‘tenth
year of the Hindu calendar.”
Floor Plan
Ruins
Atrium
Atrium
A mosaic picture found in the
House of Pansa
House of the Tragic Poet
House of the Tragic Poet is a
middle-class house. It was named
after the mosaic picture found in
the home of a certain scene from
a play.
Floor Plans
Ruins
Atrium and Peristyle
Peristyle
Atrium
Items found in the House of the
Tragic Poet.
•
This is the
mosaic the
house was
named after.
This sign says ‘Beware
of the dog’