VII.6.18 Pompeii. Forum Baths Water Reservoir. Stairs to upper parts.
Excavated 1817, 1840.
Other parts of the baths:
VII.5.2 VII.5.7 VII.5.8 VII.5.10 VII.5.12 VII.5.24 VII.6.17 Forum Baths Plan
According to Fiorelli,
17 and 18. Cistern.
The two entrances that come after, belong to a large reservoir of water, where
it would have been purified before being distributed to the various fountains
existing in the vicinity of the Forum. From the first of the entrances,
descending by a staircase with three levels to a narrow subterraneum, in which
the great bronze key was found, which closed or opened the exit to the water;
from the second entrance, one mounts by another staircase to the top of the
tank itself, where there remains a clay pipe, destined perhaps to feed the tank
of the nearby Baths.
(17 e 18. Cisterna. Due aditi che vengono dopo
appartengono ad un grande serbatoio di acqua, ove purificavasi prima di essere
distribuita alle varie fontane esistenti nell vicinanze del Foro. Dal primo di
essi discendesi per una gradinata a tre tese in un angusto sotteraneo, in cui
trovavasi la grande chiave di bronzo, che chiudeva o apriva l’uscita all’acqua;
dal secondo si monta per un’altra gradinata alla sommita della cisterna stessa,
ove rimane un condotto fittile, destinato forse ad alimentare il serbatoio del
vicino Bagno.)
See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.160)
According to NdS,
The two stairways already known, linked to the large water tank 77, 78, 79 (on plan) already known for many years.
(XVII e XVIII. Le due scalette gia note, annesse
al grande serbatoio di acqua 77, 78, 79 gia da molti anni conosciuto.)
See Notizie degli Scavi, 1910, p.463.
See Rivista di Study, 1, p.135, Saggi nel
Vico dei Soprastanti e nel Vicolo delle Terme, for information on wells found
under roadway.
VII.6.18 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking west to entrance doorway.
VII.6.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance on Vicolo delle Terme, together with doorway to VII.6.17.
Between VII.6.16 and VII.6.17 are three large water storage reservoirs that feed the Forum Baths.
VII.6.17 gives access to the lower part of the reservoirs.
VII.6.18 gives access to the upper part of the reservoirs.
It is estimated the reservoirs held 430,000 litres of water.
VII.6.18 Pompeii.
March 2009. Entrance on Vicolo delle Terme.
This gave access to the terracotta pipe that went over the Vicolo delle Terme.
This fed the water to the Forum Baths in VII.5.
VII.6.18 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance.
VII.6.18 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking west towards stairs.
VII.6.18 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance.
VII.6.18 Pompeii. May 2005. Stairs.
VII.6.18 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking into hole in stairs to upper floor.
Other parts of the baths: VII.5.2 VII.5.7 VII.5.8 VII.5.10 VII.5.12 VII.5.24 VII.6.17 Forum Baths Plan