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    'Extraordinary' Roman villa reopened to public in Herculaneum

    House of Bicentenary in site near Pompeii has been under restoration for 35 years
    by Angela Giuffrida Oct 24, 2019 2 minutes
    The House of the Bicentenary contains frescoes depicting mythological scenes and impressive mosaics. Photograph: Ciro de Luca/Reuters

    An ancient Roman house has reopened to the public in the archaeological park of Herculaneum, the town near Naples buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

    Considered the site’s most noble Roman villa, the House of the Bicentenary had been under restoration for 35 years. The three-storey, 600 sq metre , which contains stunning frescoes and mosaic floors, was discovered

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