House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Italy, 1927. The House of the Vettii is one of the most famous luxurious houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. It is named after its owners, two successful freedmen, Aulus Vettius Conviva, and Aulus Vettius Restitutus. From "Italien in Bildern", by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]
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