Pamiatky v Ercolane

Houses and Mosaics of Ancient Herculaneum

Inside the Herculaneum excavations, the hot volcanic flows of AD 79 preserved wood, furniture and upper floors that rarely survive elsewhere. These are the houses, baths and mosaics worth seeking out on a walk through the site.

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A

House of the Wooden Screen

A Roman townhouse that still has its carbonised wooden partition, which once closed off the main room from the atrium.

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B

Neptune and Amphitrite Mosaic

A bright glass-paste wall mosaic of the sea god and his wife, in the summer dining room of a merchant's house.

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C

House of the Stags

A large seafront house named after its marble statues of stags attacked by dogs, with a garden and sea-view terrace.

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D

Central Baths

The town's public baths, with separate sections for men and women, vaulted rooms, benches and floor mosaics.

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E

House of the Skeleton

A house with small mosaic-decorated courtyards, named after a skeleton found here during early excavations.

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F

House of the Bronze Herm

A small house named after the bronze portrait bust on a pillar that stands in its atrium.

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G

House of the Corinthian Atrium

A house whose atrium is ringed by columns, a rare layout among Herculaneum's homes.

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H

Palaestra

A large sports ground with porticoes and a cross-shaped pool, only partly excavated.

I

Herculaneum Boat

A Roman wooden boat found on the ancient shoreline, shown in its own pavilion near the site entrance.

Pamiatky v Ercolane

House of the Wooden Screen

Neptune and Amphitrite Mosaic

House of the Stags

Central Baths

House of the Skeleton

House of the Bronze Herm

House of the Corinthian Atrium

Palaestra

Herculaneum Boat

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