Dog Mosaic in the House of Paquius Proculus in Pompeii

Server Costs Fundraiser 2024

Help our mission to provide free history education to the world! Please donate and contribute to covering our server costs in 2024. With your support, millions of people learn about history entirely for free every month.
$3890 / $18000

Illustration

Carole Raddato
by
published on 27 September 2019
Dog Mosaic in the House of Paquius Proculus in Pompeii Download Full Size Image

The vestibule floor of the House of Paquius Proculus in Pompeii is paved with a fine mosaic depicting a guard dog chained to a door. The House of Paquius Proculus lies on the south side of the Via dell'Abbondanza. 1st century CE.

Remove Ads
Advertisement
Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

Cite This Work

APA Style

Raddato, C. (2019, September 27). Dog Mosaic in the House of Paquius Proculus in Pompeii. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11276/dog-mosaic-in-the-house-of-paquius-proculus-in-pom/

Chicago Style

Raddato, Carole. "Dog Mosaic in the House of Paquius Proculus in Pompeii." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 27, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11276/dog-mosaic-in-the-house-of-paquius-proculus-in-pom/.

MLA Style

Raddato, Carole. "Dog Mosaic in the House of Paquius Proculus in Pompeii." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 27 Sep 2019. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

Membership