House Of Octavius Board cult of the emperors from which goddess Isis found on the wall decorations
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Gps Coordinates / 40.7516887,14.4925312
Pompei Roman Ruins VR Archeology House Of Octavius Quartio
80045 Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
The house, which looks like a "miniature version" of the grand aristocratic villas scattered in the countryside outside the city, is a type of dwelling used by the Pompeian elite just before the eruption.
Date of excavation: 1916; 1918; 1921; 1933-1935; 1973
Gps Coordinates / 40.7516903,14.492725
The references to Egypt and to the goddess Isis found on the wall decorations, in the several marble statues and also in the architecture of the garden are particularly interesting.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7520067 / Gps Link 40.7512696 / Gps Link 40.7516109
Gps Coordinates / 40.7520067,14.4925073 / 40.7512696,14.4925852 / 40.7516109,14.4927732
Two rooms face the two ends of the upper euripus: a small room on the west which appears to be a shrine dedicated to the goddess Isis.
It is also known as House of Loreio Tiburtino.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7514664 / Gps Link 40.7513302 / Gps Link 40.7511875
Gps Coordinates / 40.7514664,14.4928885 / 40.7513302,14.4930008 / 40.7511875,14.4929405
A double bed on the east for outdoor dining (biclinio) and a niche that acts as a cave decorated with frescoes with mythological themes.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7510743 / Gps Link 40.751034 / Gps Link 40.7512633
Gps Coordinates / 40.7510743,14.4926602 / 40.751034,14.4925939 / 40.7512633,14.4934083
The owner, as evidenced by a seal, was Decimus Octavius Quartio, a member of the board of Augustans, civilians dedicated to the cult of the emperors.
The artist is a certain Lucius who affixed his own signature.
Gps Coordinates / 40.75165,14.492605
The entrance area partly preserves the original layout with a traditional atrium; whereas, the garden extends on two areas located at different heights and are characterised by two artificial waterways (euripi) perpendicular to each other, animated by waterfalls and fountains.
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