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title: The Samnite House in Herculaneum
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11798/the-samnite-house-in-herculaneum/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Samnite House in Herculaneum

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![The Samnite House in Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11798.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11798.jpg)

## Image Caption

The atrium of the Samnite House in [Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Herculaneum/) has a gallery with Ionic columns and latticework fences made of stucco on three sides. The house, which dates from the 2nd century BCE, is one of the oldest buildings so far discovered in Herculaneum.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2020, January 28). The Samnite House in Herculaneum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11798/the-samnite-house-in-herculaneum/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "The Samnite House in Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 28, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11798/the-samnite-house-in-herculaneum/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "The Samnite House in Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Jan 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11798/the-samnite-house-in-herculaneum/>.

## License & Copyright

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