I.6.11 Pompeii. Casa dei Quadretti Teatrali or Casa di Casca Longus

or Domus of Calavius Crescens and Calavia Optata.

Linked to I.6.8 and I.6.9. Excavated 1912, 1926 to 1927.

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I.6.11, Pompeii, in centre. December 2018. Looking south to entrance doorway on Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2018. Detail from west side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2004. Entrance.

According to Della Corte, there was a mutilated graffito found on the east (left) side of the entrance doorway.

This seemed to confirm to him that this was the House of the Calavi, it read:

Cuspium Pansam (Calavius) rog(at)      [CIL IV 7170]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.285)

I.6.11 Pompeii, on right. 1964. Looking south on Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.6.11 Pompeii. November 2009. View from Casina dell’Aquila showing new roof. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii. April 2019.

Looking south along entrance corridor towards atrium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking south along entrance corridor/fauces towards atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.11 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking towards east wall of entrance corridor/fauces.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.11 Pompeii. January 2017.

Detail of remaining painted decoration on east wall of entrance corridor/fauces.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking north along east wall of fauces. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south from fauces into atrium with restored compluvium.

According to PPM, the east wall of the entrance corridor (fauces) was of III style and consisted of a geometric zoccolo (discoloured and faded).

The middle area of the wall had a central aedicula with a yellow background between red side panels.

The small landscape paintings (vignettes) at the centre of the panels have now disappeared.

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking south across impluvium in atrium from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.6.11 Pompeii. August 2016. Looking towards restored compluvium above impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.

I.6.11 Pompeii. November 2016. Decorated compluvium above impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Marie Schulze.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Restored compluvium, and rainwater spouts.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Detail from restored compluvium, and rainwater spouts.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2015. Detail from restored compluvium, and rainwater spouts. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.11 Pompeii. June 2010. Restored compluvium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii, 1968. Compluvium.  Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.6.11 Pompeii. 1959. Compluvium. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.6.11 Pompeii. April 2014. Looking north across atrium towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2014. Atrium, looking south. Photo courtesy of Katharina Kuxhausen.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking south towards puteal on north side of impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.11 Pompeii. September 2015. Puteal on north side of impluvium in atrium, looking south.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2015. Looking south across atrium with impluvium and puteal. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south across atrium with impluvium and puteal. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii. August 2016. Looking north across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.

I.6.11 Pompeii. April 2014. Looking north across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2013. Looking south-west across impluvium.

I.6.11 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking south-west across impluvium in atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail of coloured marble base of impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2004. Coloured marble impluvium base in atrium.

I.6.11 Pompeii. October 2004. Coloured marble impluvium base in atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.6.11 Pompeii. January 2017.

Looking south-west across marble tripod table legs with inscriptions in atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.6.11 Pompeii. April 2014. Marble tripod table legs in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.11 Pompeii. December 2004. Atrium. Marble tripod table legs with lion heads and paws. Inventory number 3921.

This house was named the Casa di P. Casca Longus from the inscription on the top of these table legs.

They were found in garden of House I.6.8-9 and moved to I.6.11 by the excavators.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. I. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana. (p. 369).

According to Allison, this name is unsubstantiated, see http://www.stoa.org/projects/ph/house?id=3.

I.6.11 Pompeii. 1932. Marble tripod table legs with lion heads and paws, in atrium.

Photo taken during a shore-visit from the ship Resolute’s world cruise in 1932. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Marble tripod table legs with lion heads and paws, in atrium.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1850.

I.6.11 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Marble tripod table legs with lion heads and paws, in atrium.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1851.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2010. Marble tripod table legs with lion’s heads and paws.

The inscription on the top of each leg identifies the table as having belonged to Casca Longus.

He was the first assassin to strike Caesar in the Senate in 44BC. He died in 42BC along with Brutus at the Battle of Philippi in Macedonia.

His lands and possessions were confiscated and publicly sold.

The table was then or sometime later bought by the owner of this house. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii. 1959. Marble tripod table legs with lion’s heads and paws. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.6.11 Pompeii. 1959.

Details from marble tripod table leg with lion’s head and paw. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2017. On top of the first table leg is P(VBLIVS) CASCA LONG(INVS). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.11 Pompeii. June 2010. On top of the first table leg is P(VBLIVS) CASCA LONG(INVS).

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 285).  Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii. September 2015. On top of the second table leg is P(VBLIVS) CASCA LO(N)G(INVS), lower centre right.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2017. On top of the second table leg is P(VBLIVS) CASCA LO(N)G(INVS). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.11 Pompeii. September 2015. Detail of lion’s face and leg/foot on second table leg.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.11 Pompeii. June 2010. On top of the second table leg is P(VBLIVS) CASCA LO(N)G(INVS).

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 285).  Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii. May 2017. On the top of the third table leg is LO(N)G(INVS) P(VBLIVS) CASSC(A). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.11 Pompeii. June 2010. On the top of the third table leg is LO(N)G(INVS) P(VBLIVS) CASSC(A).

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 285)

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii. June 2010.

Lions head on front of the third marble table leg. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

I.6.11 Pompeii. April 2014. Detail of lion’s head from tripod table legs, in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.11 Pompeii. April 2014. Detail of lion’s head from tripod table legs, in atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

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