House of the Ara Maxima

House of the Ara Maxima is a house in Pompei, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. House of the Ara Maxima is situated nearby to the archaeological site House of Leda and the Swan, as well as near House of the Prince of Naples.

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Type: House
Description: domus
Also known as: “Pompeii VI.16.15”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of the Faun and House of the Prince of Naples.

House of the Faun

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The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BCE during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic residence that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy. House of the Faun is situated 150 metres south of House of the Ara Maxima.

House of the Prince of Naples

Archaeological site

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The House of the Prince of Naples is a Roman domus located in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near Naples, Italy. The structure is so named because the Prince and Princess of Naples attended a ceremonial excavation of selected rooms there in 1898.

House of Greek epigrams

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The House of the Greek Epigrams is a Roman residence in the ancient town of Pompeii that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. It is named after wall paintings with inscriptions from Greek epigrams in a small room next to the peristyle. House of Greek epigrams is situated 100 metres southeast of House of the Ara Maxima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pompeii and Pompei.

Pompeii

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Pompeii is in Campania, Italy, not far from Naples. The ruined ancient Roman city of the same name was engulfed by Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Pompei

Town

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Pompei, also known in English as Pompeii after the name of the ancient city, is a city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania in Italy.