The House of the Surgeon is one of the most famous houses in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and is named after ancient surgical instruments that were found there. Along with the rest of the city it was buried and largely preserved under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
It was excavated in 1770 by Francesco La Vega.
It is modest in size and has little ornament or decoration externally but is strong and sturdy in build with its opus quadratum ashlar façade in Sarno stone, and opus africanum construction of the atrium courtyard.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Surgeon
Official Website http://www.pompeiisites.org/Sezione.jsp?titolo=Casa%20del%20Chirurgo%20%28VI%201%2C9.10%29&idSezione=85
Address 80045, Italy
Coordinates 40°45'5.82" N 14°28'54.713" E
