I.10.11 Pompeii. Casa degli Amanti or House of the Lovers or Casa di Tiberius-Claudius Eulogus.

Linked to I.10.10. Excavated 1933.

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I.10.11 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking across peristyle towards south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. 1959.

South-east corner of peristyle and upper floor, with painted panel with two ducks on east wall.

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.10.11 Pompeii. September 2021.

Room 10, looking north along east portico of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, looking south along east wall of peristyle.

On the left is the wall plaster between rooms 12 and 13, with painted panel of ducks, see photo immediately below. 

In the middle of the photo would be the wall south of room 13, where the well-known graffito CIL IV 8408 a-c comes from.

This graffito, also on a “violet” panel with paintings of ducks is shown in the two photos below the one underneath.

I.10.11 Pompeii. September 2021.

Room 10, painting of ducks on violet panel from east wall of peristyle, between room 12 and room 13. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, painting of ducks on violet panel from east wall of peristyle, between room 12 and room 13. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 10, east wall of peristyle, on south side of doorway to room 13. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, east wall of peristyle, on south side of doorway to room 13. 

Painting of ducks with graffito.  CIL IV 8408 a-c.

“Amantes ut apes vitam melitam exigent.” (Lovers, like bees, make life as sweet as honey).

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1981. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 1. Rome: ICCD, pp. 144-145.

I.10.11 Pompeii. September 2021.

Room 10, detail of graffito, CIL IV 8408 a-c, on east wall of peristyle from south side of door to room 13. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, east wall of peristyle from south side of door to room 13. 

Violet panel of painting of ducks with graffito.  CIL IV 8408 a-c.

“Amantes ut apes vitam melitam exigent.” (Lovers, like bees, make life as sweet as honey).

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), CIL IV 8408 a-c reads as -

Amantes ut apes vita(m) mellita(m) exigunt       [CIL IV 8408a]

Velle       [CIL IV 8408b]

Amantes amantes cureges      [CIL IV 8408c]

Also found on the east wall of the peristyle on the south side of room 13, on a white background near a painted garland, was CIL IV 8405.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1981. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 1. Rome: ICCD, p. 144.

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), CIL IV 8405 read as –

C(aius) Ann(a)eus

Capito

eq(ues) coh(ortis) X pr(aetoriae)

c(enturia) Grati                            [CIL IV 8405]

According to Cooley, graffito CIL IV 8405 was found to the right of a doorway to a bedroom, and translates as –

Gaius Annaeus Capito, cavalryman of the 10th praetorian cohort, Gratus’ unit.

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge, p. 177.

I.10.11 Pompeii. 1959. Room 10, east wall of peristyle, on south side of doorway to room 13. 

Painting of ducks with graffito.  CIL IV 8408 a-c.

“Amantes ut apes vitam melitam exigent.” (Lovers, like bees, make life as sweet as honey).

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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According to Osanna –

below the sentimental well-known graffito, seen above, “Amantes ut apes vitam melitam exigent.” (Lovers, like bees, make life as sweet as honey) was the word “Velle” which he translates as “Mi piacerebbe” (it would please me!). This was written by a second (more sceptical) person, adding a sympathetic comment.

See Osanna M, 2019. Pompei. Il tempo ritrovato. Le Nuove Scoperte. Milano: Rizzoli, (p.136, and fig.3).

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, looking north along east side of portico in peristyle. 

The graffito of CIL IV 8408 a – c can be seen on the right side of the photo on the plastered wall.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March. Doorway to room 13, cubiculum.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, north-west corner of cubiculum. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 13, looking east along north wall.

The fact that the red painted walls have changed to yellow/orange is taken as a sign of intense heat/burning.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, north wall of cubiculum, with evidence of burning of painted plaster during eruption. 

See Allison, P.M., 2004. Pompeian Households: An analysis of the material culture. Los Angeles: UCLA Cotsen Institute. (P.22: F2.8).

I.10.11 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 13, looking towards east wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. September 2021. Room 13, looking towards east wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 13, east wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, east wall of cubiculum. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 13, south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, south wall of cubiculum.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, painting of floating figure on upper part of south wall of cubiculum. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, south-west corner of cubiculum. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, painted portrait medallion from west wall of cubiculum. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. 1959. Room 13, painted portrait medallion from west wall of cubiculum. 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.10.11 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 13, looking east across painted ceiling of cubiculum.  Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 13, detail from painted ceiling. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, painted ceiling of cubiculum. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, painted ceiling of cubiculum. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, painted ceiling of cubiculum. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, painted centre panel of ceiling of cubiculum. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, detail from painted ceiling of cubiculum. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, doorway of corridor leading to latrine.

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, looking east along corridor leading to latrine. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, latrine on south side of L-shaped corridor. 

I.10.11 Pompeii. July 2008. Looking south into latrine. Photo courtesy of Barry Hobson.

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