Lupanar (VII.12.18)

The Lupanar is the ruined building of an ancient Roman brothel in the city of . It is of particular interest for the erotic paintings on its walls, and is also known as the Lupanare Grande or the "Purpose-Built Brothel" in the Roman colony.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: House of the Faun and Temple of Isis.

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The , constructed in the 2nd century… is situated 230 metres northwest of Lupanar (VII.12.18).

Archaeological site
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The is a Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis. is situated 170 metres southeast of Lupanar (VII.12.18).

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The are an ancient Roman bathing complex in , Italy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pompeii and Pompei.

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is in , Italy, not far from .

Town
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, also known in English as Pompeii after the…

Village
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is a village.

Lupanar (VII.12.18)

Latitude
40.75029° or 40° 45′ 1″ north
Longitude
14.4868° or 14° 29′ 13″ east
Open location code
8FGPQF2P+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 240573967
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q157747
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Lupanar (VII.12.18)” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Lupanari”
  • Bulgarian: “Лупанариум”
  • Catalan: “Lupanar de Pompeia”
  • Catalan: “Lupanar”
  • Croatian: “Lupanar”
  • Dutch: “Lupanar”
  • Finnish: “Lupanar (Pompeji)”
  • Finnish: “Lupanar”
  • French: “Lupanar de Pompéi”
  • French: “Lupanar”
  • German: “Lupanar”
  • Greek: “Λουπανάρ”
  • Hebrew: “לופנארה”
  • Indonesian: “Lupanar”
  • Italian: “Lupanare”
  • Japanese: “女郎屋”
  • Polish: “lunapar w Pompejach”
  • Portuguese: “Lupanar”
  • Romanian: “Lupanarul din Pompeii”
  • Russian: “Лупанарий”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lupanar”
  • Spanish: “Lupanar (Pompeya)”
  • Spanish: “Lupanar”
  • Ukrainian: “Лупанарій”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Secondary entrance (VII.12.17) and House of Marcus Caesius Blandus.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Taberna of Canices and Taberna of Auxilio.

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