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Archaeological site · Ercolano (NA)

Samnite House

  • Visit: about 1 h 30 min
Samnite House
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One of the oldest houses in Herculaneum, with its atrium surrounded by a loggia.

The Samnite House preserves the layout of a dwelling from the Samnite period, before the Roman conquest. The entrance portal is tall and austere.Its finest feature is the atrium, with a loggia on the upper floor decorated with small Ionic columns and frescoes imitating marble.

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