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house of the vettii

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The house of the Vettii was owned by two wealthy brothers - Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius Restitutus. These two brothers were merchants who restored their house after the earthquake of 62 A.D. It is most famous for the wonderful frescoes that have survived, the most famous of these being the painting of priapus weighing his phallus

The house has two atria or halls and a garden which has been replanted. Unusually the house has no tablinum or study. The main rooms in the house are based around the first main atrium and the peristyle. The slaves quarters are generally found around the smaller, second atrium which also contained the stairs to the upper floor.