. Pompeii : its life and art . er are of unusual width,being about two fifths of the width of the atrium. The alae areat the middle of the sides, as in the house of Epidius Rufus andthe smaller atrium of the house of the Faun. At the sides of 292 A HOUSE NEAR THE PORTA MARINA 293 the tablinum are large windows opening into two dining rooms,which are entered from the peristyle. More than a third of the plot enclosed by the peristyle is takennp by a deep rectangular basin for fish. At the rear are appar-ently other rooms, adjusted to the slope of the ground, which,however, have not yet been exca
. Pompeii : its life and art . er are of unusual width,being about two fifths of the width of the atrium. The alae areat the middle of the sides, as in the house of Epidius Rufus andthe smaller atrium of the house of the Faun. At the sides of 292 A HOUSE NEAR THE PORTA MARINA 293 the tablinum are large windows opening into two dining rooms,which are entered from the peristyle. More than a third of the plot enclosed by the peristyle is takennp by a deep rectangular basin for fish. At the rear are appar-ently other rooms, adjusted to the slope of the ground, which,however, have not yet been excavated. It will, perhaps, be easier to appreciate the stately character ofthe pre-Roman atriums if we give a few of the dimensions whichwere used in making our restoration (Fig. 140). The atrium is 41 by 29 feet. The tablinum measures 13 feet9 inches between the three-quarter columns which stand, inplace of the usual pilasters, at the entrance; it is thus half aswide as the atrium. The height of the tablinum at the entrance ill. FaucesVestibule Fig. 140. A trium 1 lsli pond • Longitudinal section of the house near the Porta Marina. is 18 feet 6 inches ; according to the proportions given by Vitru-vius it should be 15 feet 4 inches. The alae and fauces also exceed the dimensions presented bythe Roman architect, the former being I2§ feet wide and \6\feet high, while the height of the broad fauces, 1-7J feet, is onlya trifle less than that of the tablinum. The height of the walls of the atrium is easily determinedwith the help of the data before us ; and the arrangement ofthe roof over the fauces, atrium, tablinum, and colonnade ofthe peristyle must have been very similar to that shown in ourrestoration. The entablature seen over the entrance of the leftala is restored in accordance with the architectural forms com-monly used in the period when the house was built. Both the three-quarter columns and the pilasters present apeculiarity of construction found also in other houses, b
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