VIII.2.30 Pompeii. House of Severus.

Linked to VIII.2.29. Excavated 1767, 1883, 1928.

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VIII.2.30 Pompeii, left of centre, with VIII.2.29, in centre. December 2018.

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

VIII.6 Pompeii, on left. December 2006.       Via della Regina, looking east.              VIII.2.30 with VIII.2.29 on right.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway, looking south.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. 1968.

Entrance doorway, looking south across atrium. 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.2.30 Pompeii. May 2024. Looking south across atrium towards tablinum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking south across atrium towards tablinum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking south across atrium, with remains of impluvium, towards tablinum. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. March 2018. Looking south across atrium, with remains of impluvium, towards tablinum.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south across atrium, with remains of impluvium.

On the north side of the impluvium are three cistern mouths, on the south side there was one cistern mouth.

None of the four cistern mouths had a puteal on them.

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, p.93.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005.

Impluvium in atrium, with four cistern-mouths. Originally all four would have been of travertine.

The one on the left, replaced with a brown metal grid now, was originally incised with the letter “D” on the left, and on its right, the letter “V”.

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, p.93.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. May 2024.  

North-west corner of atrium, with doorway to cubiculum, on left, on south side of open recess with steps into VIII.2.29.

On the right can be seen the doorway to the corridor in the west wall of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. North-west corner of atrium, with doorway to cubiculum, on left.

The doorway is on the south wall of the open recess leading to the steps to VIII.2.29.

On the right can be seen the doorway to the corridor in the west wall of the atrium.

The doorway to the kitchen is on the north wall of this corner.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. November 2016.

Looking west towards doorway to the corridor in the west wall of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Marie Schulze.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. May 2024.

Looking west towards doorway to the corridor in the west wall of the atrium leading into VIII.2.29.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north in north-west corner of atrium, into doorway of kitchen, centre left.

On the right is the entrance doorway from Vicolo della Regina.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2011. Looking towards north side of kitchen, with window in north wall.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. Large hearth and small oven near north wall of kitchen.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. 1971.

Hearth and oven in kitchen. 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.2.30 Pompeii. 1968.

Hearth and oven in kitchen. 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.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. May 2024. Looking towards west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking towards west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005.

West side of atrium, with opening linking to VIII.2.29, on left, with doorway to a cubiculum.

The holes for the support of shelving can be seen on the east wall of the cubiculum.

The flooring would have been of white mosaic with a black border.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. November 2016.

West side of atrium, with doorway to cubiculum, and opening leading to steps linking to VIII.2.29. Photo courtesy of Marie Schulze.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. Open room on west side of atrium, linking by remains of four steps to atrium of VIII.2.29

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. North wall with aedicula, of room on south-west side of tablinum, which BdI described as (p).

According to BdI –

Il lato posteriore di questo piano vien formato da una serie di sale, (p), (q), e (s), delle quali il tablino (q) era la piu grande.

Tutte avevano il pavimento composto di lastre di marmo e di lavagna, delle quali pero non rimane che una piccola parte in (p) e pochissimi avanzi in (q),

(p) inoltre era distinta per una nicchia o edicola nella parete N, spogliata quasi totalmente del suo originario rivestimento di marmo.

Tutte queste camere si aprono o in tutta la larghezza o con larga porta sopra un’ampia terrazza, ora crollata, sovrapposta alle localita del piano di sotto, dalla quale doveva godersi una vista deliziosa per il magnifico panorama delle fertile pianura, delle montagne opposte e del mare.

(The rear of this floor is formed by a series of rooms, (p), (q), and (s), of which the tablinum (q) was the largest.

All had the floor composed of marble slabs and slate (lavagna), of which nothing remains, other than a small part in (p) and very few remains in (q), (p), however, was also distinguished by a niche or aedicula in the north wall, almost totally stripped of its original marble cladding.

All these rooms opened either in full width or with a large door onto a large terrace, now collapsed, superimposed above the floor underneath, from which they would have enjoyed a delightful view over the magnificent panorama of the fertile plains, the mountains opposite and the sea.)

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1884, (p.212).

According to BdI –

La casa fu frugata da scavatori moderni (Not di scavi, 1883,  p.215, 4 Giugno), i quali portarono via perfino i pavimenti e percio pochissimi furono gli oggetti raccoltivi.

(The house was rummaged by modern excavators (see Notizie degli Scavi, p.215, June 4), who took away even the floors and therefore very few objects were collected).

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, (p.94.)

(Note: the reference NdS, 1883, p.215, 4 Giugno, would seem to apply to 1883, p.333).

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking down to lower level at rear, from room on south-west side of tablinum.

At the rear would have been large, vaulted rooms with open doorways onto the narrow portico, with a beautiful view.

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking south-east onto lower level at rear.

In the lower left would have been the kitchen, in the lower right would have been a cubiculum.

In the rear would have been two large vaulted rooms with open doorways onto the narrow portico, with a beautiful view.

The room in the upper centre would have been the room (17) referred to by PPM, Niccolini and Schefold –

According to PPM –

“Triclinium (17): the painting by Niccolini proposes a detail of the decoration of this room, with the faithful restitution of the colours and of the particulars of the rosette with four petals in the squares.”

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p. 261, no. 38),

According to Schefold, W -

“from a lower room, a wall with yellow ground and meanders.”

Reference from Schefold - See Niccolini, II, tav.7. (This is in fact wrong, and it should read Niccolini, IV, tav.7.)

See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p.216-7).

VIII.2.30 Pompeii. Painting by Discanno showing detail of the decoration of the room (17, on the lower floor).

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

According to PPM, this is with the faithful restitution of the colours and of the particulars of the rosette with four petals in the squares.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VIII. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p.261, no. 38).

See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter. (p.216-7).

According to Mau in BdI –

“In 17 sopra uno zoccolo nero le pareti intere ed anche le volte furono riempite di un disegno a meandro eseguito in rosso su fondo giallo.”

("In 17 on a black zoccolo/dado/plinth the entire walls and also the vaults were filled with a meandering design executed in red on a yellow background.")

See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, (p. 91).

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