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The Pompeian houses
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata1997
UNESCO World Heritage
Around the atrium the other rooms were located: the bedrooms (cubicula), the dining rooms (triclinia) and living rooms. From the 2nd century BC, due to the increasing Hellenistic influence, the number of rooms increased and a porch formed by a row of columns (peristyle) was built.
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- Title: The Pompeian houses
- Creator: Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
- Date Created: 1997
- Location Created: Italy
- Rights: Archaeological Park of Pompeii
- Location: Italy
- Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (iii)(iv)(v)
- Date of Inscription: 1997
- Category of Site: Cultural site
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