House of the Faun, Pompeii, Italy, 2015
The House of the Faun — the largest private residence in Pompeii. The exedra where the Alexander Mosaic once lay is visible here. The scale of the house alone conveys what the mosaic's owner wanted you to understand about his wealth. © Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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