Memorial Arches In opus latericium, at one time covered with marble, these elegantly enclose the Forum to the north, in celebration of the imperial family. Of the two built on either side of the Temple of Jupiter, the one to the west is attributed to Augustus, the east to Nero, perhaps demolished following the death...Read More

Basilica (VIII,1,1) Built in the second half of the 2nd cent. BC, as part of the plan to create monuments throughout the city. It has a rectangular layout, with three naves, with a ceiling sloping straight down in both directions from the central columns and half columns at the top of the walls, where there...Read More

Public administration buildings (VIII,2,6-10 and 3,1/32/33) Remodeled in opus latericium after the earthquake in 62 AD, these buildings were not built according to a coordinated plan: the two to the east are from the same period (before 80 BC); the other is more recent, and still has its marble floor. These are rectangular rooms, with...Read More

Forum (VII,8) The first monumental arrangement dates from the 2nd cent. BC, with a few buildings and the porticos with their double row of tufa columns. Booking B&B Pompei Il Fauno.Read More

Triangular Forum (VIII,7,30-34) Located at the southern edge of the hill of Pompeii, stretching towards the sea and the River Sarno, this triangular piazza. Only 1 km from the B&B Pompeii Il Fauno.Read More

There were three organs of public administration in Pompei: the popular assembly, i.e., the pòpulus; the council of decurions, called the òrdo decuriònum; and four administrators: two duòviri iùre dicùndo and two aèdiles. The pòpulus, composed of free male citizens, elected the magistrates and public priests, and ratified the deliberations of the Council of decurions....Read More