Pompeii. House of the Amorini. Courtyard.
1st c BCE Roman Roman Republican Architecture
ROMAN REPUBLICAN Anonymous
(c. 510 BCE - 27 BCE)
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1 c BCE
1st c BCE
Roman Republican
Villa
Pompeii. Campania. Italy.
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Here is the interior of the peristyled courtyard of the House of the Amorini in Pompeii. The courtyard, filled with trees and flowers, made a cool and welcome retreat from the activity of the city. The courtyards were often decorated with sculpture, much of it copied from Greek prototypes.
This particular courtyard also doubled as a theater. Performances were staged on the raised central area.
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