House of Menander

House of Menander
Casa del Menandro
The peristyle (garden) of the House of Menander
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General information
LocationPompeii, Roman Empire
AddressRegion I, Insula 10, Entrance 4 (I.10.4)
CountryItaly
Coordinates40°44′59″N 14°29′24″E / 40.74972°N 14.49000°E / 40.74972; 14.49000
Construction started180 BC
Plan of Pompeii with the House of Menander highlighted in red

The House of Menander (Italian: Casa del Menandro)[1] is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration and contents, and covers a large area of about 1,800 square metres (19,000 sq ft) occupying most of its insula.[2] Its quality means the owner must have been an aristocrat involved in politics, with great taste for art.

The house was excavated between November 1926 and June 1932[3] and is located in Region I, Insula 10, Entrance 4 (I.10.4) of the city.

  1. ^ "House of Menander". AD 79: Destruction and Re-discovery. Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  2. ^ "I.10.4 Pompeii. Casa del Menandro or House of Menander or House of the Silver Treasure". Pompeii in Pictures. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Casa del Menandro". www.stoa.org. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2016-09-25.