Home of a Wealthy Resident

Photographer: Dick Newton
From: Pompeii,Italy

Home of a Wealthy Resident

Peering into the interior of a large home at the entryway once lined with murals. At the end of the entry is a lovely pool, a cistern that supplied the household's water. Beyond is the large courtyard at the center of the home, originally lined with covered porticoes. Most furniture and artifacts from inside the homes have been taken to museums in Naples, where they are preserved from theft and further deterioration.