We only know the last state of this house, that of the second century our time.
However,
in
the
space
D,
under
the
pavement,
a
pond
was
found
that
was
paved
with
large
tiles
with
walls
in
small
sections.
It
was
accessed
by
a
staircase.
It
was
connected
to
a
water
supply
network
and
a
sewage
evacuation
system.
Some
amphora
bodies
served
as
form
work
for
small
vaults.
Everything
suggests
that
it
was
a
fish
pond
being
part
of
one
of
the
previous
states
of
the
house
and
abandoned
during its last major repairs.
In its last state, the House of the Large Triclinium occupied an area of about 700 m²
(7,500 sqft).
Built in a U-shape, its
different rooms were
organized around a peristyle
garden. A basin of white
marble and a well feeding
the house occupied this
garden.
On
the
south-north
axis
of
this
garden,
a
vast
triclinium
(dining
room)
of
a
surface
of
87
m²
(950
sqft)
opened.
Its
rich
pavement,
which
has
largely
survived,
suggests
that
it
was
a
sumptuous
ceremonial
piece
whose
wall
decoration is unknown to us.
Another
ceremonial
piece
(room
A)
located
in
the
west
wing
yielded
beautiful
paintings
adorning the walls and the vaulted ceiling.
Two
other
rooms
(B
and
C),
smaller,
also
located in the west wing, were richly decorated.
The
plan
of
the
southeast
wing,
which
is
more
spacious, is more complex.
Excavations
have
found
pavements,
stucco
decorations
and
wall
paintings
decorating
corridors and rooms.
Finally,
an
altar,
discovered
in
the
trench
the
wall
o
f
the
facade
allows
us
to
know
the
name
of
one
of
t
h
e
owners
of
the
domus:
Marcus
Claudius
Aestivus.
W
e
do
not
know
anything
about
this
character,
but
t
h
e
sumptuousness
of
the
house
suggests
that
he
belonged to a well-to-do social class.
We
invite
you
to
discover
some
pieces
of
the
House
at
Large
Triclinium
that
has
revealed
beautiful
murals
and
beautiful
pavements.
To
do
this,
click
on
the
proposed
links.