Once you decide to visit Pompeii make sure you have not forgotten to visit The House of the Tragic Poet (also called The Homeric House or The Iliadic House). This is a very famous place. It is a typical 2nd century BC Roman house. The house, or villa, is well-known for its elaborate mosaic floors and frescoes depicting scenes from Greek myths. One more very interesting place is the House of the Vetii, which is famous for its fresco painting. The Amphitheater is also a legendary place. It's so called because it is composed of two theaters, for an amphitheater is round, whereas a theater, having a semicircular shape, is half an amphitheater. And of course don't forget to see the Villa dei Mysteri, which is a well preserved ruin of a Roman Villa which lies almost 800 meters north-west of Pompeii.
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