VIII.2.14 Pompeii. House and the Courtyard of the Moray Eels.
Linked to VIII.2.16 (double atrium house). First excavated 1826.
Corridor at rear of VIII.2.13/14/16, peristyle area, known as The Courtyard of the Moray Eels, and rooms on north side, at rear of VIII.2.6
VIII.2.7/13/14/16 Pompeii. October 2020.
Looking north along rear passageway leading to VIII.2.7, from near doorways of VIII.2.13/14, on right.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.7/13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2017.
Looking north along rear passageway leading to VIII.2.7, from near doorways of VIII.2.13/14, on right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.7/13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2017. Deposits in passageway, near doorway to VIII.2.13. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.7/13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2017. Deposits in passageway, near doorway to VIII.2.13. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. March 2019.
Looking north-west across peristyle.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking towards west side of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2017.
Looking west across south portico of peristyle area, known now as the Courtyard of the Moray Eels. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking south into room in south-east corner of peristyle, opposite the pool.
Resting against the south doorjamb of this entrance doorway, the remarkable emblema of the Rape of the Leucippides, but very severely fragmented, was found. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.14/16 Pompeii. Remains of mosaic of the Rape of the Leucippides (the daughters of Leucippus), on a slab of tufa.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 120619.
Found in a room at the rear of VII.2.14, according to Rom. Mitt, vii, 1892, p.12.
This room was at the rear of the triclinium with the shallow basin in VIII.2.16.
It would have been in the south-east corner of the northern peristyle, opposite the rectangular pool, also accessed from a corridor in VIII.2.14.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 120619.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella. September 2024.
According to the information card –
Rape of the daughters of Leucippus.
Fragment of mosaic pavement in opus vermiculatum made from polychrome tesserae. A chariot is being pulled by two horses beneath which a naked man lies. Another man on the chariot pulls up a woman, a part of whose dress and arm can be seen, onto the vehicle.
The scene is believed to show Castor and Pollux abducting the daughters of Leucippus – Hilaeria and Phoebe – who had already been promised to the sons of Aphareus – Idas, who was killed by Castor, and Linceus, who was struck by a thunderbolt thrown by Zeus.
(Early Ist century BC.)
(Ratto delle
Leucippidi.
Frammento pavimentale di mosaico policromo in opus
vermiculatum. Si scorge un carro trainato da due cavalli, sotto i quali giace
un uomo nudo.
Su di esso un altro uomo sta facendo salire una
donna, di cui si intravede il lembo della veste e un braccio. La scene raffigurerebbe
Castore e Polluce che rapiscono le figlie di Leucippo, Ilaira e Febe, già
promesse ai figli di Afareo, Ida, ucciso da Castore, e Linceo, fulminato da
Zeus.
Inizio del I secolo a.C.)
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking west across pool/pond in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. November 2017. Looking west
across pool/pond in south-east corner.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Detail of terracotta pots/pipes at west end of pool. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Detail of terracotta pots/pipes at west end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking north at east end of pool. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018.
Detail of pots/pipes at east end of pool. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking south-west towards west end of pool. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. November 2017.
Looking west across
south side of peristyle, and across the rectangular pool.
Foto
Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. 1968.
Looking west across south side of peristyle, and across the rectangular pool. 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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VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. October 2020.
Looking east along south side. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking west along south side. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16, Pompeii.
2017/2018/2019. Looking north across courtyard. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe
Ciaramella.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. April 2019. Looking north from south end of
courtyard. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Detail of south side, looking north. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16
Pompeii. December 2018. Looking north-east
from south side. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Detail from south side, looking north-east across peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. October 2020.
Looking south-east from west side of peristyle towards rooms on south side. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking east from west side of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii, 1968.
Looking north-west across peristyle towards open doorway leading from VIII.2.5, (centre right). 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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VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. November 2017. Looking north-west
across peristyle.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. October 2020. Detail of flooring in north-west corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. November 2017. Looking east from
north-west corner.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. April 2019.
Looking south-east across courtyard/peristyle from north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. October
2020.
Looking
south-east across courtyard/peristyle from north-west corner. Photo courtesy of
Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.13/14/16
Pompeii. November 2017. Looking south-east across courtyard/peristyle from
north-west corner.
Foto
Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. March 2019. Looking south from north-west corner.
Foto
Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VIII.2.13/14/16
Pompeii. March 2019. Looking south along west side of peristyle.
Foto
Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking south from doorway leading from rear of VIII.2.5.
On the left is another doorway leading east across the rear of the rooms on the north side of this peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018.
Looking east from doorway leading from rear of VIII.2.5, across north portico of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking north-east from west portico side. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Detail from north side, looking west. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. November 2017. Looking west along north
end.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. November 2017. Detail from north end.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Detail from north side, looking west. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Detail from north side,
looking west. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.3/5 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking north-east across rear of VIII.2.5, (from VIII.2.3) towards high west wall of VIII.2.6.
The doorway on the right leads to a corridor behind the north rooms overlooking VIII.2.14 the Courtyard of the Moray Eels and linking to the corridor at VIII.2.7. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.3/5 Pompeii. October 2020.
The doorway on the right leads to a corridor behind the north room overlooking VIII.2.14 the Courtyard of the Moray Eels.
This corridor also links to the corridor at VIII.2.7. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.7/14 Pompeii. May 2018.
Looking east along small corridor at northern end of peristyle, from doorway in VIII.2.5. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.7/14 Pompeii. October 2020.
Doorway into room on south side of corridor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.7/14 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking south-west through doorway on south side of corridor. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.7/14 Pompeii. October 2020.
Looking west along small corridor at northern end of peristyle, towards VIII.2.5/3/1.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.7/14 Pompeii. May 2018.
Looking towards south-west corner through doorway on south side of corridor. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.7/14 Pompeii. May 2018.
Looking north along passageway towards VIII.2.7, from east end of corridor leading from VIII.2.5.Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.7/14 Pompeii. October 2020.
Looking north-west,
from east end of corridor leading from VIII.2.5. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.7/14 Pompeii. May 2018.
Looking north-east from end of corridor leading from VIII.2.5, looking towards rear of VIII.2.6, on left, and doorway at VIII.2.7.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.6/7/14 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking west along small area at rear of VIII.2.6. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.6/7/14 Pompeii. October 2020.
Looking north along
passageway leading to VIII.2.7 and Forum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VIII.2.6/7/14 Pompeii. May 2018.
Looking towards high east wall of passageway, which is also the high east wall of VIII.2.6. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Information and items on exhibit, May 2018.
VIII.2
Pompeii. 2018. Model on display in exhibition. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Cork model of area seen from the south, with the Sarno Baths, in the lower centre. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2 Pompeii. May 2018.
Cork model of area seen from the west, with the Houses of Championnet, seen on the left, and Sarno Baths, on the right.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.1/3/5/13/14/16, Pompeii. May 2018. Archaeological Park of Pompeii display notice.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Information notice on the cork model. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
According to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii display notice –
The cork model was begun in 1865 by Giovanni Padiglione, one of several models predating the great model of the entire city now in Naples Archaeological Museum.
It was created over the course of several stages, following the advance of archaeological discoveries, as demonstrated by the Courtyard of the Moray Eels, excavated at the end of the nineteenth century, and the lower floors of the houses which were investigated in the 1930’s.
In addition, the wall and floor decorations, painted on paper, do not correspond with those that were originally present; most probably it was decided to substitute them with those of a more profound impact from other houses, for educational purposes.
VIII.2
Pompeii. 2018.
Model
of area, with VIII.2.14 and 16 in centre, VIII.2.18, 20 and 21, Sarno Baths,
lower right. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VIII.2.14/VIII.2.16 Pompeii, centre left and centre right. May 2018. Detail from cork model. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
On the right are VIII.2.17/18/19/20, part of the ground floor level of the Sarno Baths.
VIII.2.13/14/16, Pompeii. May 2018.
According to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii display notice –
“The excavation conducted by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in the Courtyard of the Moray Eels have brought to light traces of a previous dwelling, dating to the 2nd century BC, from which it has been possible to recover fragments of the floor and wall decorations.
The floor was decorated with a red background enriched with white tiles which created geometric and floral motifs. The wall decoration was constituted, in the central part, by relief panels in green and yellow, or which imitated marble veins, demarcated by white bands. The upper part of the wall was separated from the ceiling by a stucco frame decorated with “dentelli” (notches/teeth).”
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16, Pompeii. April 2019. Plaster fragments on display. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Plaster fragments on display. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VIII.2.13/14/16 Pompeii. May 2018. Plaster fragment with daisy like flowers. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.