Next is a room of artifacts that one might find in a triclinium, which was the dining room. Next to the dining room, by design, is the kitchen, with surprisingly familiar items of cookware.

It’s been dubbed the House of Phrixus and Helle after the colorful frescoes of the Greek mythological twins found on the walls of its dining room (triclinium). The story of the youths is itself ...

They got only as far as the triclinium, the formal dining room where their remains were found. “The family in the House of Helle and Phrixus probably died when the so-called pyroclastic flow ...

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Archaeologists uncovered heartbreaking traces of a group's final moments during the Vesuvius eruption. © Pompeii Archaeological Park In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted ...

The house is named for a mythological fresco found in its triclinium that depicts the tale of Phrixus and Helle, which was already documented in 2018. The House of Elle and Phrixus is located near ...

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After entering through an archway welcoming folks into the ancient city, they are led through domestic spaces, including an atrium, dining area (triclinium), kitchen, and garden area. The exhibition ...

The mythological painting that gives the house its name was in the central panel of a wall of the triclinium. It depicts Phrixus riding the Chrysomallo and his sister Helle shortly before drowning.

In a city doomed to eternity by the fury of Vesuvius, every stone, every crack, and every object tells a story. The most recent comes from the House of Helle and Phrixus, a modestly sized yet richly ...

Archaeologists were able to identify the areas of a typical Roman mansion: the vestibule; the triclinium (where banquets, receptions, and social gatherings were held); several cubicula (rooms ...