Casa del Fauno - Pompeya, Italia - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

La Casa del Fauno, construida durante el siglo ii a. C., fue una de las residencias romanas de mayor tamaño y más impresionantes de Pompeya, en Italia. Sepultada durante la erupción del Vesubio en 79, albergó muchas obras de arte en su interior y es una de las domus aristocráticas más lujosas de la República romana. La vivienda refleja este periodo de manera más fiel que otros restos arqueológicos encontrados, incluso en la propia Roma.? Debe su nombre a una estatua de bronce que representa a un fauno, encontrada en uno de sus atrios. Ocupa casi por completo la Insula 12 de la Regio VI de la ciudad.

La primera construcción de la casa se remonta al siglo iii a. C., con unas dimensiones inferiores a la vivienda actual y un gran huerto que ocupaba hasta la altura del primer peristilo.? En torno al 120 a. C., durante la época samnítica, la vivienda fue totalmente reconstruida y ampliada,? aprovechando los solares de otras viviendas vecinas y elevando el pavimento aproximadamente un metro. Una de las principales obras fue la construcción de un segundo peristilo,? siendo la extensión total final de 2970 metros cuadrados. ?La decisión de tener una vivienda con amplios atrios y peristilos y pocas habitaciones y estancias destinadas al servicio fue debida a que el propietario deseaba ostentar toda su riqueza y poder.

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The House of the Faun, built during the 2nd century BC. C., it was one of the largest and most impressive Roman residences in Pompeii, in Italy. Buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79, it housed many works of art inside and is one of the most luxurious aristocratic domus of the Roman Republic. The house reflects this period more faithfully than other archaeological remains found, even in Rome itself. It owes its name to a bronze statue representing a faun, found in one of its atriums. It occupies almost completely the Insula 12 of the Regio VI of the city.

The first construction of the house dates back to the 3rd century BC. C., with smaller dimensions than the current house and a large orchard that occupied up to the height of the first peristyle. Around 120 BC. C., during the Samnitic period, the house was completely rebuilt and expanded, taking advantage of the plots of other neighboring houses and raising the pavement by approximately one meter. One of the main works was the construction of a second peristyle, the final total extension being 2,970 square meters. The decision to have a house with large atriums and peristyles and few rooms and rooms for service was due to the fact that the owner wanted to display all his wealth and power.

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Group that erected the marker: Grupo Arqueológico de Pompeya URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Casa del Fauno Pompeya, Italia

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