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House of Octavius Quartio

Mary Beard says the House of Octavius Quartio is named for the name in a signet ring found in a shop in the house.
House of Loreius Tiburtinus

House of Loreius Tiburtinus

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This is also called the House of Loreius Tiburtinus for electoral graffiti bearing that name. The House of Octavius Quartio is located on the Via Dell'Abbondanza in Pompeii, near the amphitheatre and palaestra. This fresco shows Pyramus and Thisbe.

For comprehensive information on Pompeii, see The Fires of Vesuvius, by Mary Beard.

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