VIII.2.23 Pompeii. House converted to a gym.

Linked to VIII.2.22. Excavated 1887 and 1928.

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VIII.2.23 Pompeii, on left, with VIII.2.22, on right. December 2018.

Looking towards entrance doorways on south side of Via della Regina. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.2 Pompeii. 2018.

Model of area, with VIII.2.20 and 21, Sarno Baths, on left, VIII.2.22/23/24, upper centre, and VIII.2.26, upper right.

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking south-west towards entrance doorway, with VIII.2.22, on right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii, in centre. May 2024.

Looking south-east towards entrance doorways. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2023.

Looking south-east towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway.

On either side of the entrance originally would have been a column.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking south through entrance doorway. 

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2004. Entrance doorway and east wall of entrance corridor.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking south along east wall of entrance corridor/fauces.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking south along flooring in entrance corridor.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. April 2019. Looking south along entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance corridor mosaic of athletes.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking south across mosaic floor in entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2004. Mosaic in entrance corridor.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020.

Detail of athlete facing right on mosaic. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2012. Detail of athlete facing right on mosaic. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020.

Detail of athlete facing left on mosaic. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2012. Detail of athlete facing left on mosaic. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking south along entrance corridor.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking south along entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking south along entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2005. South wall of peristyle from entrance corridor.

Originally, this would have been an open area surrounded by a portico open on three sides.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking across mosaic flooring towards east and south walls. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards south wall of area entered directly from entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022.

Looking towards south wall of area entered directly from entrance corridor. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking towards south wall of area entered directly from entrance corridor.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south across area of palestra, entered directly from entrance corridor.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2024. Looking towards east wall and south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking towards east wall and south-east corner.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. 1972.

Dressing room? Room in south-east corner, with large holes for support of wooden shelving. 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.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking towards east wall, south-east corner and south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2024. Looking towards east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. 19th century photo by Brogi. East wall and south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Espen B. Andersson.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2024. 

Detail from east wall and south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Detail of painting on east wall and south-east corner.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2024. Detail from east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2024. 

Detail from east wall in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. 1896 painting of east wall.

See Niccolini F, 1896. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Quarto. Napoli. (Nuovo Scavi, tav.3).

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. April 2019. Looking towards east and south walls. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. January 2017.  Looking towards east and south walls.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2013. Looking towards east and south walls.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. January 2017. East and south walls.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2004. East and south walls.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. 1957. Looking towards south-east corner. 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.2.23 Pompeii. Photo by York and Son, in or before 1890. Looking towards the south-east corner.

Used with the permission of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford.

File name Passmorebx9im 033. Resource ID. 36565.

See photo on University of Oxford HEIR database

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking south across mosaic flooring. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking towards south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Detail of painting on the south wall, east end.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. Painting by Discanno, showing detail of painting on the south wall, at the east end.

See Niccolini F, 1896. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Quarto. Napoli, Nuovi Scavi, Tav. VI.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Detail of painting on the south wall, east end.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. April 2018. Detail of painting on the south wall, east end. Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King.

Use is subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020.

Detail of painting of mask on the south wall, at east end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020.

Detail of painting of figure at east end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022.

Detail of figure from south wall at east end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020.

Detail of painted candelabra in centre of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. March 2019. Detail from centre of south wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2019. Detail of painting on the south wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. Detail of painting on the south wall.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020.

Detail of painting on the south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022.

Detail of painted figures in the centre of the south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2020.

Detail of painting on the south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking towards the west end of the south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022.

Detail of painted figure from zoccolo/dado towards the west end of the south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022. Detail from painted zoccolo/dado on the south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. May 2012. Detail of painting on the west end of the south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022. Detail of painting on the south wall at the west end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022.

Detail of the painted zoccolo/dado at the west end of the south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022.

Detail of painted figure from the zoccolo/dado towards the west end of the south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022.

Detail of painted dolphins and sea creature from the zoccolo/dado towards the west end of the south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. October 2022.

Detail of painted figure on the zoccolo/dado at the west end of the south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. December 2005. South wall, west end. At the rear of the south wall was the baths area.

Found in September 1887, in the furnace-area of the baths were many silver objects, weighing a total of about 3kg, together with wax tablets.

According to Cooley, these were found wrapped in a cloth, and relate to a business deal between two women dating to AD61.

A freedwoman Poppaea Note had borrowed money from Dicidia Margaris.

As security she had temporarily transferred ownership of two slaves to her creditor.

The second tablet [CIL IV 3340] related to the temporary transfer of the slaves.

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge. (p.169, CIL IV 3340)

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. Regarding the wax tablets found 20th September. Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1887, p. 415.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. Regarding the wax tablets found 20th September. Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1887, p. 416.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. Regarding the wax tablets found 20th September. Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1887, p. 417.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. Regarding the wax tablets found 20th September. Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1887, p. 418.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. Regarding the wax tablets found 20th September. Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1887, p. 419.

VIII.2.23 Pompeii. Regarding the wax tablets found 20th September. Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1887, p. 420.

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