V.5.3 Pompeii. Casa dei Gladiatori or House of the Gladiators.
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V.5.3 Pompeii, March
2018. Looking east along Insula V.5, and towards doorway at V.5.3 on north side
of Via di Nola.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
V.5.3 Pompeii, on left. September 2004. Via di Nola, looking east. IX.10, on right.
V.5.3 Pompeii. 1968. Entrance doorway on Via di Nola, looking east. 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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V.5.3 Pompeii. March
2018. Entrance doorway on north side of Via di Nola.
Foto
Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March
2018. Looking towards entrance doorway on north side of Via di Nola, with
remaining painted decoration.
Foto
Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
V.5.3 Pompeii. May 2006. High pavement and remains of painted plaster on wall to left of entrance.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March
2018. Detail of painted decoration on plaster to west (left) of entrance
doorway.
Foto
Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March
2018. Detail of painted decoration on plaster to west (left) of entrance
doorway.
Foto
Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March
2018. Looking towards east (right) side of entrance doorway with remains
of painted plaster.
Foto
Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
V.5.3 Pompeii. May 2006. Remains of painted plaster on wall to right of entrance.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March
2018. Detail of painted decoration on plaster to east (right) of entrance
doorway.
Foto
Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
V.5.3 Pompeii. May 2006. Entrance doorway.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2018. Looking towards west
(left) side of entrance doorway.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2018. Detail from west (left)
side of entrance doorway.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2018. Looking towards east
(right) side of entrance doorway.
Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
V.5.3 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. High pavement near entrance doorway on Via di Nola, looking east.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1014.
V.5.3 Pompeii. May 2012. Room 7, south-east corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, south-east corner of peristyle.
According to Della Corte, 143 inscriptions (CIL IV 4280-4423) were found in this house and peristyle.
See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.139-41)
In BdI, 1890, various inscriptions of the gladiators are listed, including which column they were found on.
The columns in the photo above, would have been numbered 6 (broken one on left), 7 and 8, along the south side.
Number 9 would have been the first column on the east side, after number 8 in the south-east corner.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1890, p. 25-39.
V.5.3 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking across south-east corner of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1487.
V.5.3 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 7, south-east corner of
peristyle. Excavations to an earlier
and lower level.
See D. Esposito, Regio V, insula 5, Relazione sulla prima
campagna di scavi: in Rivista di Studi Pompeiani, 2005, XVI, (p. 156-166)
V.5.3 Pompeii. May 2012. Room 7, south-west corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, south-west corner of peristyle.
In BdI, 1890, various inscriptions of the gladiators are listed, including which column they were found on.
The columns in the photo above, would have been numbered 3 (on the left, in the south-west corner), 4 and 5, along the south side.
Number 2 would have been the first column on the west side, after number 3 in the south-west corner.
The column numbered 1 is no longer in situ.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1890, p. 25-39.
V.5.3 Pompeii but shown as V.5.2 on photo. Pre-1937-39. Looking towards south-west corner of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1487a.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-west along inner side of painted west wall of room 7, the peristyle.
V.5.3 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 7, looking north-west at peristyle and columns.
In BdI, 1890, various inscriptions of the gladiators are listed, including which column they were found on.
The columns in the photo above, would have been numbered 3, 4, 5 and 6, along the south side.
Number 2 would have been the first column on the west side, near the figures in the photo.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1890, p. 25-39.
V.5.3 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 7, niche on west wall of peristyle.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-east along remains of inner side of painted east wall of room 7, the peristyle.
V.5.3 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 7, looking north-west towards peristyle and columns on east side.
V.5.3 Pompeii, but shown as V.5.2 on photo. Pre-1937-39. Looking north-west along east side of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 015.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, looking north across peristyle.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, doorways to rooms on east side of peristyle.
V.5.3 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 7, doorways to rooms on east side of peristyle.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 1 on south-east side of peristyle.
V.5.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, east wall.
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