Pompeii - House of the Faun

(Local Name: Casa del Fauno) Opposite the House of the Vettii, to the south, is the House of the Faun (Casa del Fauno; entrance from the Via di Nola), the most palatial mansion in Pompeii, taking up a whole insula (80 x 35m/88 x 38yd). By the impluvium is a copy of the statuette of a faun which was discovered here. The famous mosaic of "Alexander's Battle" was found in the room with red columns.