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A Dog Still Sits in the Doorway of This Pompeii House

In 79 AD, Roman homes displayed the same warning many houses still use today.

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Joseph Pickett
Mar 17, 2026
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The famous “Cave Canem” (“Beware of the Dog”) mosaic from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii.

Two thousand years ago, Roman homes displayed the same warning many houses still use today.

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