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View of the raised garden of the House of Marcus Lucretius in Pompeii. The garden features an elegant fountain supplied by a jet of water that gushed from a statue of Silenus. The house is named after a small painting in which writing instruments are represented, including a letter addressed to Marcus Lucretius, decurion of Pompeii and priest of Mars.
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Raddato, C. (2019, September 23). The House of Marcus Lucretius in Pompeii. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/11258/
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Raddato, Carole. "The House of Marcus Lucretius in Pompeii." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 23, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/11258/.
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Raddato, Carole. "The House of Marcus Lucretius in Pompeii." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 23 Sep 2019. Web. 16 Oct 2019.