House of the Ephebe
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Garden of the Fugitives
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The House of the Ephebe has a beautiful garden and triclinium (dining area) decorated with marble. There is also a small temple for worship and a large painting of Venus and Mars. A statue of an Ephebe (young man) was found in this house. For more information on the statue, click here.
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13 victims were found including both adults and children as they tried to make their way to the Nocera Gate, one of the 7 gates of the city. As they tried to flee, they were treading upon a layer of pumice stones that had already fallen. They died when a pyroclastic flow reached Pompeii. Their casts can be found encased in protective glass in a garden.
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