VII.16.22 Pompeii. Casa di Fabio Rufo or House of M Fabius Rufus.

Linked to VII.16.17, VII.16.20 and VII.16.21. Excavated 1759, 1910, 1940, 1958-1980.

Shown as number 19 on Eschebach site plan.

Also includes the inside pictures of VII.16.17 Casa di Maius Castricius.

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VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway.

According to Garcia y Garcia, the entrance and a small part of the atrium were newly excavated in 1910.

The walls of the atrium appeared very grand to the excavators being decorated in glittering IV stile.

The external façade to the south of the entrance was covered with a frescoed decoration partly conserved.

In the bombardment of 13th September 1943, a bomb fell on this entrance doing much damage.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.137)

 

VII.16.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance and drains at west end of Via delle Terme.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west across atrium and impluvium.

According to Jashemski, on the left was a doorway with a grand view through a large room to a courtyard garden (not photographed).

Beyond the garden was a stately oecus.

In the courtyard garden, a fountain jet rose in the middle of the round pool.

Faint traces show that the interior of the pool had been painted blue.

A gutter around the edge of the pool carried off roof water.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.203, A, fig.235)

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

Looking east across atrium and impluvium towards entrance doorway, from portico of upper terrace.         

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking south-west across portico of upper terrace.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Staircase to lower levels.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Lower level corridors.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Staircase from lower level.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking out from staircase, onto a garden area.

According to Jashemski, this garden area was a long hanging garden, created by placing soil on the roof of the rooms below.

A small marble pool, edged with a marble border was located in front of the windows of the important oecus with a bay window, which faced the garden.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.203, D, figs 238-9)

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Plaster cast of body lying at foot of staircase.

Four people met their death in this house, three of them died huddled together on this staircase.

They were discovered in November 1961. It was possible to make casts of the group of three.

The lowest of the three bodies remains where it was discovered.

The fourth skeleton was lying on the landing at the bottom of the stairs but only a photo remains of this skeleton.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. May 2006.

Plaster cast of body lying at foot of staircase.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. May 2006. Plaster cast of body lying at foot of staircase.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Latrine in kitchen.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Latrine with water valve.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Latrine in kitchen.

 

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007. Kitchen.

 

 

 

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