It falls under the terraced type of homes, atrium houses with no side chambers, which are typical in this area of the city. The entrance leads to the courtyard which gives access to the large garden at the end of the house, with irrigation canals.

The pollen analyses allowed this garden to be considered a place of cultivation of flowers (roses, violets, lilies).
Ancient literary sources explain how these flowers were used in ointments, which were stored and sold in small terracotta and glass containers, found here in large quantities. The house, therefore, was also used as a shop for the production and sale of perfumes.

It can be dated back to the 3rd century BC and owes its name to the marble statuette of Hercules found in a small aedicula in the eastern part of the garden.

Date of excavation: 1953-1954; 1971-1973; 1984.