IX.8.b Pompeii. Hospitium of C. Hyginius Firmus.

Excavated 1879, 1880.

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IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. End of Vicolo del Centenario (into the unexcavated part).IX.6

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance doorway, looking east.

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. Looking east along north wall of fauces.

According to Della Corte because of the graffito painted in the vestibule, it proved this was a hospitium and the owners name.

Hospitium C. Hygini Firmi     [CIL IV 3779]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.165)

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. Looking west through doorway to kitchen and latrine, towards remains of hearth.

The remains of stairs to the upper floor can be seen on the right.

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. Looking north into cubiculum in north-west corner of atrium.

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. Looking north into ala or tablinum.

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005.

Looking north into small room or cupboard in north-east corner of atrium.

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. Looking east along corridor in the middle of the east wall.

The doorway in the south wall (right) leads into a triclinium with window?

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.439)

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. Remains of painted plaster from corridor.

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south into triclinium.

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. Remains of painted plaster.

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005.

Looking north-west across atrium towards kitchen on north side of entrance corridor.

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005. Looking over north wall from IX.8.6.

 

IX.8.b Pompeii. May 2005.

Looking west along south wall of atrium, towards cubiculum on south side of entrance fauces.

The site of the lararium niche can just be seen in the south wall, in front of the wall of the cubiculum.

 

 

 

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