V.1.26 Pompeii. Domus L. Caecili Iucundi or House of L. Caecilius Jucundus

or Casa di Cecilio Giocondo. Excavated 1844 and 1875.

 

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V.1.26 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance.

Many electoral programmes were written on the façade:

 

[M.]  Holconium  Priscum  II  vir(um)  i(ure)  d(icundo)

       d(ignum)  r(e)  p(ublica)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)

                     IVCVNDVS  ROGAT   [CIL IV 3428]

According to Della Corte, this was written to the right of the main entrance doorway at 26.

 

He also quotes:

                    [L.]  Ceium  Secundum –  II  vir(um)

Q(VINTVS)  S(EXTVS)  CAECILI   IVCVNDI   ROGAMVS  [CIL IV 3433].

Della Corte says the second programme was found on the pilaster to the right of the next shop at number 27.

This shop was part of the same house.

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.18)

 

According to Cooley, the following was found on the façade of the house:

We, Quintus and Sextus Caecilius Iucundus, ask for Ceius Secundus as duumvir. [CIL IV 3433 = ILS 6404a]

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London : Routledge. (F17 on p. 116)

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance corridor, with mosaic of dog and step from vestibule.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Mosaic of dog.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1.

Looking east from entrance, through fauces to atrium.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. July 2011. Room 1. Looking east from entrance, through fauces to atrium.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. July 2011. Room 1.

Looking east from atrium into tablinum, with the two pilasters for the herms remaining on either side of the tablinum.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

According to Niccolini, two herms were found, one on either side of the tablinum.

The one on the left was taken to the Naples Archaeological Museum, see below.

While the other herm, on the right which was still in situ, had its head destroyed by later burrowers or diggers, after the eruption.

See Niccolini F, 1890. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Terzo. Napoli. (page 1 of La Casa del Banchiere L. Cecilio Giocondo).

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. Room 1, atrium looking east.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. Room 1, atrium. Bronze herm bust with wording - Genio L nostri Felix L.

(To the genius of our Lucius, Felix the freedman (erects).

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. May 2006. Bronze herm bust found in atrium near tablinum of V.1.26.

Genio L nostri Felix L.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 110663 

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. North wall of fauces.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. South wall of fauces.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, impluvium in atrium.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium. Looking north-east to rooms, 2, 3 and 4.

The remains of the base for the money chest are between the two cubicula, rooms 2 and 3.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 1, atrium. Looking north-east to rooms, 2 and 3.

The remains of the base for the money chest are between the two cubicula doors.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium.

North-west corner, with marble lararium.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium. Top of marble lararium.

 

V.1.26 Pompeii. December 2006. Base of altar.

 

 

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