The House of Octavius Quartione in ancient Pompeii

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Pompei is a city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, home of the ancient Roman ruins part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The city is mainly famous for the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii. Pompeii city and its people was buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the big eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The first stable settlements on the site date back to the 8th century BC. In Roman times it was a flourishing city with about 12,000 inhabitants. The Roman city was destroyed by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. The often lifelike poses of many victims in Pompeii - lying together, crawling, on a mother's lap, face to face - help scientists get a new interpretation of how these Romans died in the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Until now, it was widely believed that most victims died from volcanic gas and ash. But a recent study says most died directly from tremendous heat. The House of Octavius Quartione is renowned for its well-preserved artwork as well as its large gardens. The house is distinguished by its magnificent garden consisting of an open gallery and a pergola embellished by water channels, fountains and a temple as well as by pictorial decorations and sculptures. The mythological depictions bear the signature of Lucius. Precious paintings adorn the dining area. Other paintings, for the most part belonging to the IV style, decorate one of the small rooms next to the large hall. An interesting feature is the great entrance portal to the house. The combination of the decoration and the architectural layout of this house bear witness to the prestige and affluence of the family who lived there.

Pompei city is mainly famous for the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii. The vast archaeological area is under the Unesco protection and attracts tourists from all around the world. Mount Vesuvius, the Italian volcano still considered dangerous, erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii with ashes and lava. There is ample documentation of the Roman house in Pompeii, from modest dwellings to large and magnificent villas with sumptuous decorations, from simple workmen's houses to the elegant residences of the noble class, from the homes of merchants which were built around their workshops, to those with their own vegetable garden and plots of land used for agricultural purposes. Photo of the House of Octavius Quartione which belongs to the noble class of Pompeii. The house is distinguished by its magnificent garden consisting of an open gallery and a pergola.

Pompei is een stad en gemeente in de metropool Napels in Italië, de thuisbasis van de oude Romeinse ruïnes die op de werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO staan. De stad staat vooral bekend om de ruïnes van de oude stad Pompeï. De stad Pompeii en haar inwoners werden begraven onder 4 tot 6 m vulkanische as en puimsteen tijdens de grote uitbarsting van de Vesuvius De eerste nederzettingen op de site dateren uit de 8e eeuw voor Christus. In de Romeinse tijd was het een bloeiende stad met ongeveer 12.000 inwoners. De Romeinse stad werd 2000 jaar geleden verwoest door een vulkaanuitbarsting. De vaak levensechte poses van veel slachtoffers in Pompeii - liggende tegen elkaar, kruipend, op de schoot van een moeder, met gezicht in handen - helpen wetenschappers om een nieuwe interpretatie te krijgen van hoe deze Romeinen stierven in de uitbarstingen van de vulkaan Vesuvius in het jaar 79 na Christus. Tot nu toe werd algemeen aangenomen dat de meeste slachtoffers dood gingen door vulkanische gas en as. Maar een recent onderzoek zegt dat de meesten direct stierven door enorme hitte. Het huis van Octavius Quartione staat bekend om zijn goed bewaard gebleven kunstwerken en de grote tuinen. Het huis onderscheidt zich door zijn prachtige tuin die bestaat uit een open galerij en een pergola die is verfraaid met waterkanalen, fonteinen en een tempel, evenals door schilderachtige decoraties en sculpturen. De mythologische voorstellingen dragen de handtekening van Lucius. Kostbare schilderijen sieren het eetgedeelte. Andere schilderijen, die grotendeels tot de IV-stijl behoren, sieren een van de kleine kamers naast de grote hal. Een interessant kenmerk is het grote toegangsportaal van het huis. De combinatie van de decoratie en de architectonische indeling van dit huis getuigen van het aanzien en de welvaart van de familie die er woonde.

Taken in: Italy / Campania / Pompei / Fossa di Valle (show map)

Taken on: May 16, 2018

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