House of the Tragic Poet
Guide
Photo: Giorgio Sommer · Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 10–20 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A modest house famous for the 'Beware of the dog' mosaic at its door.
A brief history
Named after a mosaic of actors found inside; it inspired a house in the novel The Last Days of Pompeii.
Tips
- Best time
- Morning
- Cost
- On the site ticket
- Allow
- 10–20 min
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Good to know
- Area
- Regio VI: The grand houses of the north-west: the Faun, the Vettii and the Tragic Poet.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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