House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii

A Roman house in Pompeii (Regio VI, Insula 8) discovered in November 1824 by archaeologist Antonio Bonucci, dating to the 2nd century BC. Famous for its entrance vestibule mosaic of a chained dog with the warning "CAVE CANEM" (Beware of the Dog), the house contained over twenty painted and mosaic panels of exceptional quality despite its modest size. The atrium featured large-scale mythological frescoes including the Sacrifice of Iphigenia and Theseus abandoning Ariadne, while the tablinum depicted theatrical preparations with masks. Six panels related to the Iliad were relocated to the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Its residents were likely killed in the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius.