Fullery of Stephanus

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This fullery is a business for laundering clothes.  Instead of a traditional impluvium there is a large bath under a skylight.  The owner of the Fullery, Stephanus, depended on slave labor to clean the clothes.  Urine was used to clean the clothes.  The ammonia in urine was great for cleaning grease and oil.  Slaves had to step on the clothes drenched in urine for hours every day.  A skeleton was found at the entrance of the fullery holding a large amount of coins. 
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House of  Menander

It is evident that this home belonged to a wealthy family.  In the atrium there are frescoes with images from Homer's Illiad and Odyssey.  The house is named from a picture of Menander, a playwrite from Athens, that was found in the home.  There is a basement in this house where "118 pieces of silver [are] now on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples" according to A Guide to the Pompeii  Excavations.

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House of Casca Longus or Quadretti teatrali.

This house is actually 2 houses.  There are beautiful and colorful frescoes that adorn the walls.  Near the impluvium (rain water catcher) is a three-legged table crafted with lions' heads.  According to "A Guide to the Pompeii Excavations", this statue originally belonged to one of the assassins of Julius Caesar, P. Servilius Casca Longus but was seized during the investigation of the conspirators.  It was purchased by the owner of this house who most likely collected items of high value.
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House of the Ephebe

Garden of the Fugitives
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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House of Paquius Proculus

This home is most well-known for the mosaic floor.  A depiction of a chained dog in front of an open door greets visitors upon entry.  The atrium floor is one large mosaic.  Depictions of animals in various colors as well as portraits adorn the floor.  The house also has an upper level.  This beautiful structure was my favorite home in Pompeii due to the amazingly preserved mosaic floors. Map #8

Thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus

This ancient fast-food shop offered hot food and drinks.  The food was stored in the large jars within the counter.  The beautiful fresco on the back wall is a lararium (temple to the household gods), and has images of Hermes/Mercury (god of travelers, trade, thieves) and Dionysus/Bacchus (god of wine).  According to "A Guide to the Pompeii Excavations" around 6.5 lbs. of coins were found in one of the jars in the counter.  This shows that this thermopolium was very successful. 
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House of the Orchard

The house of the orchard is adorned with beautiful mosaics and frescoes.  Notice the rich colors and motifs found on the walls, as well as the geometric patterns on the floors.  View the video of the House of the Orchard beside the slideshow below.  Map #11
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