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- Title
The Literary House of Mr. Octavius Quartio.
- Authors
KNOX, PETER E.
- Abstract
In the most prominent areas of the House of Octavius Quartio, the owner exhibited his interests in Greek and Roman literature and deployed poetic themes according to generic distinctions. The walls of the triclinium are decorated with a double frieze, depicting the life of Hercules and scenes from the Iliad. This choice of serious epic themes is consistent with other Pompeian homes. More uniquely, the garden on which this room opens displays scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses: Pyramus and Thisbe, Narcissus, and Actaeon. The House of Octavius Quartio therefore appears to have been home to a true fan of Ovid.
- Subjects
HOUSE of Loreius Tiburtinus (Pompeii); HERCULES (Roman mythological character); ILIAD of Homer; GREEK epic poetry; METAMORPHOSES (Book : Ovid); GREEK literature; LATIN literature
- Publication
Illinois Classical Studies, 2015, Vol 40, Issue 1, p171
- ISSN
0363-1923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5406/illiclasstud.40.1.0171