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Audio Guide House of Octavius Quartio

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House of Octavius Quartio

Audio guide House of Octavius Quartio in English

In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through House of Octavius Quartio telling the story as you walk. In your accent, no need to read signs — just let your eyes take in what's in front of you.

What you'll hear inside House of Octavius Quartio:

  • 1
    Euripus superior

    The Euripus superior is a water channel running east to west through the garden of the Casa de Octavius Quartio, lined with six plinths that once held statues of the Muses.

  • 2
    Euripus Inferior

    The Euripus Inferior is a water channel running north to south that bisects a formal garden of fruit trees and acanthus plants arranged in rows with pergolas.

  • 3
    Summer Triclinium

    The Triclinio de Verano is an open-air dining room at the far end of the garden's upper canal.

  • 4
    Oecus 'f' (Possible Sacellum)

    The oecus 'f' is among the finest rooms in the Casa di Octavius Quartio in Pompeya, adorned with frescoed wall paintings featuring white panels bordered in cinnabar red and a black plinth decorated…

  • 5
    Triclinium 'h' with Frescoes of the Iliad

    The triclinium 'h' in the Casa di Octavius Quartio ranks among Pompeii's finest dining rooms, adorned with two continuous fresco bands depicting scenes from ancient epic and mythological cycles.

  • 6
    Columned Nymphaeum

    The Ninfeo columnado, a columned nymph house with a stepped fountain, marks the northern end of the house's lower canal and serves as the water source for the entire garden's channel system.

  • 7
    Tetrastyle Shrine of the Garden

    This small four-columned temple at Pompeya sits at the intersection of two ornamental water channels, or euripi, in the garden.

  • 8
    Atrium with Impluvium

    The atrium of the House of Octavius Quartio is a substantial rectangular space accessed from the entrance hall, featuring a central impluvium that was converted into a fountain surrounded by masonry…

  • 9
    Garden with Pergola and Fruit Trees

    This substantial garden behind the Casa di Octavius Quartio in Pompeya features a pergola-covered layout with fruit-bearing trees arranged in neat rows alongside aromatic shrubs.

  • 10
    Pseudo-peristilo

    The pseudo-peristyle is a modest columned space linking the atrium to the inner rooms of the house in Pompeya.

  • 11
    Caupona of Astylus and Pardalus

    The Caupona di Astylus e Pardalus is one of two taverns flanking the main entrance of the Casa di Octavius Quartio on Via dell'Abbondanza in Pompeii.

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80045 Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
Opening hoursMonday: 9:15 AM – 4:20 PM Tuesday: 9:15 AM – 4:20 PM Wednesday: 9:15 AM – 4:20 PM Thursday: 9:15 AM – 4:20 PM Friday: 9:15 AM – 4:20 PM Saturday: 9:15 AM – 4:20 PM Sunday: 9:15 AM – 4:20 PM
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