The house is located in one of the most important areas of the city, near the temple of Apollo and the Forum, the heart of political and commercial life. It owes its name to the fresco with the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of Rome, destroyed by the bombings in 1943. At the time of the excavation the bodies of five victims were found, one of whom carried a bag with him of gold, silver and bronze coins and two rings, with the initials FA.H. This indication led to the hypothesis that the house belonged to the gens Fabia, a rich and important Pompeian family that belonged to the Luperci priestly college, responsible for the celebration of the origins of Rome.

The beautiful frescoes of the house were the subject of a recent restoration in 2014, which gave new life to the paintings in the garden where an exotic landscape is represented, rich in animals such as elephants, buffaloes, snakes, gazelles and cats.

The house was built in the II century a.C., and after the conquest of Silla in 80 a.C. it was joined to the adjacent house of Trittolemo.

Date of excavation: 1871-1872