The House of the Tragic Poet is a Roman house in Pompeii, Italy dating to the 2nd century BC. The house is famous for its elaborate mosaic floors and frescoes depicting scenes from Greek mythology.
House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii. Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival Collection
Plan
Recreated model of the House of the Tragic Poet
Mosaic Dog from floor of vestibule
Pompeii was an ancient city in what is now the comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, the city was buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
View of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
The Forum of Pompeii with the entrances to the Basilica (left) and Macellum (right), the Temple of Jupiter (front) and Mount Vesuvius in the distance.
Greek Doric Temple (6th century BC) in Triangular Forum
Etruscan Temple of Apollo