Tablinum and Atrium

View looking south at the Tablinum. This is the room in the foreground with the black and white meandering mosaic floor. In the center of it a high-quality mosaic of actors was discovered. The mosaic was removed and is now in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Because of this mosaic, scholars have called this house "The House of the Tragic Poet." The Tablinum is the room where the master of the house would receive his clients and conduct his business—thus, a somewhat formal setting.