HOUSE OF THE FAUN

At the House of the Faun you'll find a beautiful mosaic inscription for guests at the entrance. This domus had two atriums: one to the left for the main part, the other to the right with four columns in the center and a separate entrance for the private part of the palace. There were also two peristyles with gardens: the part which collected the water in the main atrium was richly decorated with marble inlays and with the beautiful Faun statue that gave the domus its name. The noblest room in this wealthy home was called an exedra, and contained a precious floor mosaic representing the Battle of Alexander the Great against Darius; today you can admire the mosaic at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.