House of Loreius Tiburtinus
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The House of Loreius Tiburtinus (more correctly the House of Octavius Quartio after its true owner) is renowned for well-preserved art, mainly in wall-paintings as well as its large gardens.[1]
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House of Octavius Quartio | |
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Casa di Ottavio Quartione | |
General information | |
Status | archaeological remains |
Architectural style | Roman fauces-atrium-tablinum matrix |
Classification | Townhouse |
Location | Pompeii, Roman Empire |
Address | II, 2, 2, Via dell'Abbondanza, Pompei, Italy |
Town or city | Pompei |
Country | Italy |
Coordinates | 40°45′06″N 14°29′33″E |
Current tenants | 0 |
Named for | Bronze seal of D. Octavius Quartio found in a cubiculum with stove for firing terracotta pots |
Renovated | 62 |
Destroyed | 79 |
Known for | Summer biclinium with frescoes depicting Narcissus and the myth of Pyramus and Thisbe as well as a triclinium decorated with scenes from the Illiad and two perpendicular euripi in the expansive garden |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 18 (ground floor only) |
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It is in the Roman city of Pompeii and with the rest of Pompeii was preserved by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in or after October 79 AD.