What you'll hear inside House of Fortune:

• 1
  Atrio

  The covered central space of the domus, serving as a reception area and distribution hub.

• 2
  Tablinum

  Reception room where the master of the house received important visitors.

• 3
  Triclinium

  Dining room where family banquets were held.

• 4
  Main Bedroom

  The principal bedroom of the domus, larger in size than the two other bedrooms discovered in the house.

• 5
  Lararium

  A small domestic shrine where household altars were placed to honour family gods and ancestors.

• 6
  Roman Roads

  Two north-south oriented cardus streets that bordered the Roman house.

• 7
  Inscription Fortuna Propitia

  A Latin inscription at the rear entrance that gives the house its name, meaning 'may fortune be favourable' as a welcoming greeting.

• 8
  Collection of Domestic Objects

  Pottery, coins, oil lamps, personal ornaments and loom weights unearthed during excavations that reveal aspects of daily life in Roman times.