House of the Citharist (I.4.25)

Casa del Citarista is a large residential property located at I.4.5/25 in the ancient city of Pompeii. It was named for the bronze statue of Apollo playing the cithara found in the central peristyle.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: ancient Pompeian house
Also known as: “Casa del Citarista”, “Casa del Citarista (I.4.25)”, “House of the cithara player”, “House of the citharist”, and “Pompeii I.4.25”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Isis and House of Aniceto (I.3.23).

Temple of Isis

Archaeological site

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The Temple of Isis is a Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis. This small and almost intact temple was one of the first discoveries during the excavation of Pompeii in 1764.

House of Aniceto (I.3.23)

Archaeological site

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House of Aniceto (I.3.23) is an archaeological site.

The Stabian Baths are an ancient Roman bathing complex in Pompeii, Italy. They were the oldest and the largest of the five public baths in the city and centrally located at the intersection of two main streets. Stabian Baths is situated 110 metres west of House of the Citharist (I.4.25).

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.