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House of the Greek Epigrams

House of the Greek Epigrams - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The House of the Greek Epigrams (Casa degli Epigrammi Greci, V 1,18) is a Roman residence in the ancient town of Pompeii that was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. It is named after wall paintings with inscriptions from Greek epigrams in a small room (y) next to the peristyle. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: building
• date from: 2nd half of the 2nd century BCE

Source: en.wikipedia.org