IX.8.6 Pompeii. Casa del Centenario or House of the Centenary

or Domus A. Rustii Veri e Tiberius Claudi Veri.

Linked to IX.8.3, IX.8.8, IX.8.a and IX.8.c. Excavated 1879, 1881 and 1902.

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Baths Area

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 30, corridor leading north.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 31, frigidarium.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 31, frigidarium with pool, looking south.

According to PPM, the pool was reached by climbing up three steps, and then by going down into the pool by two steps.

The steps were coated with Opus signinum plaster painted azure blue, as also was the inside of the pool.

The outside wall of the pool was painted as imitation marble in slabs of Numidian marble.

Found on the east and west walls (left and right walls) were Nilotic scenes, but today totally illegible (they were almost illegible when found).

The floor was made of cocciopesto with rows of large white tesserae.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. 8th June 1882. Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani. Room 31, frigidarium, looking south towards steps to pool.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 139479.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. 8th June 1882. Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani.

Room 31, frigidarium, both the east and west walls were seen painted with a high black zoccolo, decorated with bacchic herms, between which were suspended garlands of flowers and foliage. Today, nothing is legible and has been completely lost.

Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum. Inventory number 1076-1886.

(described as “1882. Stilobate sulla parete del bagno di casa privata. Pompei 8 Giugno 82”.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 31, east wall at side of pool.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 31, west wall at side of pool.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 31, three steps to swimming pool on south-west side.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 31, swimming pool.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 31, two steps into swimming pool.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 31, swimming pool.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 31, north-west corner, leading to room 32, apodyterium.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 31, north wall, with steps leading to room 32.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 31, floor.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. c.1930. Room 31, flooring of cocciopesto with large white tesserae set into it, and with border around.

See Blake, M., (1930). The pavements of the Roman Buildings of the Republic and Early Empire. Rome, MAAR, 8, (p.61 & Pl.18, tav. 1).

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 31, steps leading to room 32, apodyterium.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 32, west wall.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 32, north wall.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 32, east wall.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 32, south-west corner. Arched doorway with remains of steps to tepidarium.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 32, south wall with arched doorway to room 33, tepidarium.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 33, tepidarium. Looking south.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 33, vaulted ceiling

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 33, looking south.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 33, looking south.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 33, south-east corner.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 33, east wall.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 33, south-west corner.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 33, mosaic floor.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 33, mosaic floor.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 33, west wall with doorway to room 34, caldarium.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 34, west wall of caldarium.

In the floor of the arched schola labra, the only two remaining diamond-shaped slabs of marble can be seen.

The rest of the floor having been carried away by ancient explorers.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 34, west wall.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 34, south wall.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 34, south wall.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Room 34, east wall.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 34, remains of outline of flooring.

The floor of opus sectile formed of diamond-shaped marble slabs had been removed and carried away by ancient explorers.

In the centre of the floor had been a hexagonal shape.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 34, floor in doorway to room 33.

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 30, corridor, leading north.

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