A large reception room, or atrium, provided an entrance for entertaining where a family could display their trophies and ...

the house is smaller than normal and unusually lacks the open central courtyard – known as an atrium – that is typical of Roman architecture, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, which oversees ...

Most of the rich architecture in Pompeii features an atrium that included an impluvium, or basin, to collect rainwater.

A newly uncovered house in Pompeii, though small, reveals an intricate collection of frescoes that offer a glimpse into the ...

Despite lacking a traditional atrium, the house's lavish frescoes rival those of grander homes, highlighting changing Roman ...

For one, it doesn’t have a traditional atrium, which the park called a “peculiarity.” A scene depicting the Greek myth of Hippolytus and Phaedra is shown at the dig site in Pompeii ...

Having no atrium was starting to be a choice and we see that trend emerging at Pompeii,” Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the director of Pompeii archaeological park, told The Times. The erotic discovery is ...

When we think of the murals in domestic spaces in Pompeii, we typically think of extravagant banqueting rooms or lavish columned atriums. But researchers have concluded that even “tiny houses ...

The house is striking for the high level of wall decorations. It has been provisionally named the House of Phaedra after the ...

the Pompeii archaeological park said in a statement. Unlike many of the houses excavated at the site, it was not built around the traditional Roman atrium, an open space with a pool for collecting ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny house in Pompeii that is filled with elaborate – and sometimes erotic – frescoes, further revealing the ornate way in which Romans decorated their homes.

On August 24, 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted and encased the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in ash. Today, the city is a time ...