House of the Vettii

HOUSE OF THE VETTII

Aulus Vettius RestitutusAulus Vettius Conviva (Augustalis)

Excavated 1894-95/Restored -1906

Owners- Aulus Vettius Restitutus Aulus Vettius Conviva Identified by endorsement on electoral

inscription on house2 Bronze seals found in house

Conviva in Jucundus tablets, also Augustalis

Two smaller houses combined Fourth style wall-paintings

Opus signinum o

Priapus (Dionysus)

Atrium-Lararium and arca

Painted Triclinia-E-Pentheus (Theban)/D-Ixion (Cretan)

Pentheus room

Hercules

Pentheus room

Ixion room

Ixion

Daedalus and Pasiphae

Tablinum?

Cupids and Psychai

cupids and pyschai

Cupid’s ActivitiesArchery, picking flowers and making

garlands, making perfume, racing chariots, working metal, baking bread, harvesting and treading grapes, celebrating a festival, buying and selling wine

EUTYCHIS VGRAECA II A MORIBUS BELLIS

H=kitchen

Peristyle

Tablinum?

Priapus fountain

Villas -Luxury Living

Suburan

Marritime

Rustic

Inspired by Hellenistic Greek palace and interest in landscape and views (Pergamon).

Roman Republican Values

Landscape and culture

Suburbana

Villa of the Mysteries

Villa of the Mysteries

J. Paul Getty Museum (Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum)

J. Paul Getty Museum (Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum)

House of Octavius Quartio (II, 2.2)

Octavius Quartio (Pergola)

Outdoor Triclinium

“Euripus” ( Euboea and Greek Mainland) / fish pond (160 ft. long)