VII.2.18 Pompeii. Domus C. Vibi or House of C. Vibius.

Linked to VII.2.19 and VII.2.42. Excavated 1844 and 1867.

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VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, looking north to entrance across atrium.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, atrium. Doorways on north wall and upper floor apartment above.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. October 2017. Room 10, looking north from tablinum, across atrium towards entrance doorway

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, tablinum. Looking south.

A bronze seal was found in the tablinum, with the name C. Vibi(us) C…… [S.102]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 153)

VII.2.18 Pompeii. c.1930. Flooring in tablinum.

DAIR 41.774. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

See Pernice, E.  1938. Pavimente und Figürliche Mosaiken: Die Hellenistische Kunst in Pompeji, Band VI. Berlin: de Gruyter, (Taf. 49,2.)

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, east wall of tablinum.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, west wall of tablinum. 

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 10, west wall of tablinum. South end, with small doorway to room 21, triclinium.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking south from north portico across peristyle garden.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south from north portico across the peristyle garden.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 10, east wall of tablinum, south end, with remains of entry into room 11, oecus.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 11, Looking north across oecus.

VII.2.18, Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking south-west from north/east portico across peristyle garden. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south-west from north portico across peristyle garden.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking west along north portico of peristyle garden.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking towards east side of peristyle.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south along east portico of peristyle garden.

According to Fiorelli, painted in red on the end of the wall on the left of the peristyle, was

C. VIVI

ITALI     (Zangmeister  n. 2953)

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.82)

According to Della Corte, found in the peristyle was

C. Vivi  Itali  P(h)rynis  (servus)     [CIL IV 2953]

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 153-4)

VII.2.18 Pompeii, but shown as VII.2.20 on photo. Pre 1937-9.

Looking towards east portico and doorways to rooms 14 and 15. Photo by Tatiana Warscher.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1745.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south-west from east portico of peristyle garden.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 12, cupboard or small room on east portico.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, looking north.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 12, south wall, with second doorway on right.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Second doorway to room 12, cupboard.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 13, cupboard.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. October 2017. Room 13, looking towards north-east corner and east wall with holes for shelving supports.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, east wall with holes for shelving supports.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, north wall.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, south-east corner.

VII.2.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 13, south wall.

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