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The House of Menander in Pompeii owes its name to a painting of the Greek playwright Menander placed in the portico. The house, extending over 2,000 square metres, was owned by Quintus Poppaeus, possibly a relative of Poppea Sabina, the second wife of Emperor Nero. The walls were richly decorated with Fourth Style frescoes depicting scenes from the Iliad and the Odyssey as well as Nilotic and marine landscapes.
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Raddato, C. (2019, September 28). The House of Menander in Pompeii. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11293/the--house-of-menander-in-pompeii/
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