I.4.25 Pompeii. Domus L. Rapinasi Optati

I.4.5 Pompeii. Casa del Citarista or House of the Citharist or Casa di Apollo citaredo or House of the Lyre Player or Domus L Popidius Secundus (Augustianus)

I.4.28 Pompeii. Domus of Q. Octavius Romulus.

I.4.6 Pompeii. Shop

Combined room plan

PPM plan of I.4.5, I.4.6, I.4.25 and I.4.28.

The room numbers are those referred to on the pompeiiinpictures pages for I.4.5, I.4.6, I.4.25 and I.4.28. 

The photos for I.4.5 and I.4.25 are combined on the pages for I.4.25.

This house has had a major update thanks to the comprehensive photos of Tobias Busen ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

The original parts 1 to 13 have now been discontinued and replaced with a greatly enlarged coverage (renumbered in line with the PPM numbers above) which can be accessed using these links:

Entrance Atrium 47      Entrance doorway and fauces 46, atrium 47, rooms 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55

Atrium 6 West      Corridor 15, leading into north ala, 13, in I.4.5 and to rooms 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12

Lower Peristyle      Lower peristyle 32, and rooms 33, 34, 35, 37 and 36

Middle Peristyle      Middle peristyle 17, rooms 45, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, and 31

Middle Peristyle West      Rooms on west side of Middle peristyle 17, (Rooms 14, 15, 16, and 18)

Upper Peristyle      Upper peristyle 56, rooms 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, and 64

Service and Baths areas      Services and baths on north side of room 13. (Rooms 13a, 38/39, 40, 41, 42, and 43)

I.4.28 was linked to this house by a corridor but this is now blocked. 

The photographs for I.4.6 and I.4.28 can be found on their own pages.

This plan is to help you accurately locate the rooms shown in the photographs of this very large house. 

Please be aware that the room numbers shown reflect those used in PPM and may differ from any other plans or records both published and unpublished. 

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. I. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 117.