VIII.2.23 Pompeii. House converted to a gym. 

Linked to VIII.2.22. Excavated 1887 and 1928.

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VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway.

On either side of the entrance originally would have been a column.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2004. East wall of entrance corridor.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south along entrance corridor.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2004. Mosaic in entrance corridor.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Mosaic of athletes in entrance corridor.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance corridor mosaic of athletes.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking south across area of palestra, entered directly from entrance corridor.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2005. South wall of peristyle from entrance corridor.

Originally, this would have been an open area surrounded by a portico open on three sides.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2004. East and south walls.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. South wall, west end. At the rear of the south wall was the baths area.

Found in September 1887, in the furnace-area of the baths were many silver objects, weighing a total of about 3kg, together with two wax tablets.

According to Cooley, these were found wrapped in a cloth, and relate to a business deal between two women dating to AD61.

A freedwoman, Poppaea Note, had borrowed money from Dicidia Margaris.

As security she had temporarily transferred ownership of two slaves to her creditor.

The second tablet [CIL IV 3340] related to the temporary transfer of the slaves.

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London : Routledge. (p.169, CIL IV 3340)

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Detail of painting on the west end of the south wall.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Detail of painting on the south wall.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii December 2005. Detail of painting on the south wall, east end.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Detail of painting on the south wall, east end.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2010. East wall and south-east corner.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Detail of painting of east wall and south-east corner.

 

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. 1896 painting of east wall.

See Niccolini F, 1896. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Quarto. Napoli. (Nuovo Scavi, tav.3).

 

 

 

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