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The House of the Wild Boar II, also known as the House of Vesbinus, stands in Regio VIII of Pompeii and takes its name from the celebrated floor mosaic near the entrance, which depicts a wild boar. The building was explored between the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century.
The rooms follow the traditional arrangement around an atrium, but the house’s position on the southern edge of the city made it possible to extend the residence across lower levels, taking advantage of the natural slope. A passage from civic number 27 led down to the rooms below.
The floor decoration was particularly rich. In addition to the wild-boar mosaic that gave the house its name, several rooms retained geometric mosaics; the exedra had a white-tessera floor with a large octagonal rosette at its centre. Some rooms also had wall paintings in the Third and Fourth Pompeian Styles.
The arrangement visible in AD 79 was the result of numerous building phases. After the earthquake of AD 62, renovation work included an extension to the south and the construction or remodelling of rooms on the lower levels.
Its panoramic position, terraces and rich mosaic decoration make the House of the Wild Boar II one of the most interesting residences built along Pompeii’s southern edge.