Pompeii - House of Julia Felix

Garden colonnade, House of Julia Felix

House of Julia Felix: Over by the Gladiator school and the Amphitheater, nudge-nudge know what I mean. So this rich chick (possibly formerly rich chick) was renting out a huge suite in this house. This house had its own private bath that’s how exclusive this place was. Craxy!

I read a little later that at the time of the eruption the baths were open to the public, or at least an exclusive public that liked the idea of an exclusive set of baths. Think of the Forum Baths as 24 Hour Fitness and these as the Multnomah Athletic Club.

Unfortunately it was not open at the time we visited, however there was a nice view towards the garden and the colonnade with its delicate square fluted columns.