The House of Trebius Valens follows the traditional sequence of atrium and peristyle characteristic of the large Pompeian houses whose origins date back to the Republican period.
The façade was particularly important because it was covered with an exceptional number of electoral notices and announcements of gladiatorial shows. Much of this extraordinary record of Pompeian public life was lost when the façade was destroyed during the bombing of 1943.
At the rear of the house was a garden with a summer triclinium, decorated with vividly painted panels and sheltered by a pergola. The residence is associated with the Trebii family, who played a part in the city’s political and social life at various stages of its history.
