The House of Trittolemo opens on one of the most prestigious areas of the city, in front of the Basilica and near the Forum, the center of political and commercial life. It owes its name to the famous fresco in the triclinium depicting Trittolemo, the hero who transmitted the knowledge of agriculture to men, while receiving a basket of spikes from the goddess Persephone. The house has undergone restoration works in 2014 which gave new life to the beautiful frescoes and mosaics. The most important environment of the house is the one that opens onto the back of the courtyard, which has a mosaic floor with a very rare decoration in perspective cubes similar to that found in the cell of the nearby Temple of Apollo and in the Temple of Jupiter. to the house a particular importance and elegance.
The house was built in the second century. B.C. and it was profoundly renewed after the conquest of Silla of 80 B.C. with new and refined frescoes, which bear witness to the wealth and importance of the owner.

Excavation date: 1859-1871