IX.8.6 Pompeii. Casa del Centenario or House of the Centenary

or Domus A Rustii Veri e Tiberius Claudi Veri.

Linked to IX.8.3, IX.8.8, IX.8.a and IX.8.c.  Excavated 1879, 1881 and 1902.

 

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IX.8.6 Pompeii.  December 2007.  Entrance on Via Nola, looking east.

According to Della Corte, this magnificient dwelling, belonged to the Verus family.

According to the graffiti written on the façade, this was A. Rustius Verus, noted as aedile and duumvir candidate.

Another mentioned was Ti. Claudius Verus, who held the position of supreme magistrate for the year 61-62.

Much graffiti was found on the façade, especially between IX.8.6 and 7, for this see IX.8.7.

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.133) 

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Entrance doorway, looking south.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance mosaic of dolphin pursued by a seahorse.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. Entrance mosaic.

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

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 1, cubiculum.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, north wall and north-east corner.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south along east side of atrium.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. East side of atrium looking south.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 2, small room or cupboard.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 3, cubiculum.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, east wall.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, ala on east side of atrium.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, south wall.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, east wall.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. W.1460.

Drawing of goat, base, garland and crook, from side panel of east wall of room 4.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.

See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231149

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. W.1463. Drawing of Artemis, or Diana, with deer in hand.

According to Bragantini, in the centre of the north and east wall were paintings of Artemis, or Diana.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1986. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 3. Rome: ICCD. (p.513)

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.

See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/230810

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. W.381. Drawing of winged griffin or lion, altar and palm tree, from side panel of east wall of room 4.

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. With kind permission of DAI Rome, whose copyright it remains.

See http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/231181

 

 

 

 

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