House of the Faun
E222897
The House of the Faun is one of the largest and most luxurious aristocratic residences in ancient Pompeii, renowned for its elaborate mosaics, including the famous Alexander Mosaic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of the Faun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1985268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of the Faun Context triple: [Pompeii, hasStructure, House of the Faun]
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A.
The Hill of the Ravens
The Hill of the Ravens is a lesser-known written work by American actor and author Sterling Hayden, who is better recognized for his film roles and his acclaimed autobiography.
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B.
House of Galen
The House of Galen is a German noble family historically associated with influential clerical and political figures, including the prince-bishop Bernhard von Galen.
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C.
City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a boy’s mystical journey into the Amazon rainforest, blending magical realism with environmental and indigenous themes.
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D.
Laetentur Caeli
Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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E.
The Ruin
The Ruin is a melancholic Old English poem reflecting on the crumbling remains of a once-great stone city and the transience of human achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of the Faun Target entity description: The House of the Faun is one of the largest and most luxurious aristocratic residences in ancient Pompeii, renowned for its elaborate mosaics, including the famous Alexander Mosaic.
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A.
The Hill of the Ravens
The Hill of the Ravens is a lesser-known written work by American actor and author Sterling Hayden, who is better recognized for his film roles and his acclaimed autobiography.
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B.
House of Galen
The House of Galen is a German noble family historically associated with influential clerical and political figures, including the prince-bishop Bernhard von Galen.
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C.
City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a boy’s mystical journey into the Amazon rainforest, blending magical realism with environmental and indigenous themes.
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D.
Laetentur Caeli
Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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E.
The Ruin
The Ruin is a melancholic Old English poem reflecting on the crumbling remains of a once-great stone city and the transience of human achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman domus
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archaeological site ⓘ historic house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Hellenistic-influenced Roman
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Roman ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| cityState | Pompeii ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important example of elite domestic architecture in Pompeii
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key source for study of Roman domestic art and mosaics ⓘ |
| depictsInMosaic |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Battle of Issus ⓘ Darius III ⓘ
surface form:
Darius III of Persia
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| destroyedInEvent | 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ⓘ |
| excavatedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| floorArea | about 3000 square meters ⓘ |
| function | aristocratic residence ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Latin welcome inscription "HAVE" in mosaic
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two atria ⓘ two large peristyles ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alexander Mosaic
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Dancing Faun bronze statue ⓘ Nilotic mosaic ⓘ atrium ⓘ exedra ⓘ peristyle garden ⓘ private baths ⓘ service quarters ⓘ shops on the street front ⓘ tablinum ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Regio VI of Pompeii
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surface form:
Insula 12 of Pompeii
Regio VI of Pompeii ⓘ |
| location | Pompeii ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
opus tessellatum mosaics
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opus vermiculatum mosaics ⓘ plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Barberini Faun
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surface form:
Dancing Faun statue
faun ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Alexander Mosaic
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combination of Italic and Hellenistic features ⓘ elaborate floor mosaics ⓘ large size ⓘ luxurious decoration ⓘ |
| originalUse | elite private house ⓘ |
| period | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf |
Bay of Naples archaeological area
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surface form:
Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
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How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: House of the Faun Description of subject: The House of the Faun is one of the largest and most luxurious aristocratic residences in ancient Pompeii, renowned for its elaborate mosaics, including the famous Alexander Mosaic.
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