I.3.3 Pompeii. Domus of Epidius Fortunatus.

Linked to I.3.4 and I.3.31. Excavated 1860.

Upper Peristyle.

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I.3.3 Pompeii. Looking east across atrium towards upper peristyle.

Photo taken in the late 1800’s, showing insula I.3 after excavation. 

Domus of Epidius Fortunatus is on the left hand side, with steps from the atrium to the peristyle above.

Courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.

 

I.3.3 Pompeii. May 2005. Staircase to upper level.

 

I.3.3 Pompeii. May 2010. Part of the model in Naples Archaeological Museum.

Looking west across the upper peristile towards I.3.1, I.3.2 and atrium of I.3.3 on lower level, from the rear upper rooms.

 

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Upper peristyle area, looking towards west side and north-west corner.

Stairs from lower house are in the centre of photo.  Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Upper peristyle area, looking towards the room in the south-western corner.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Upper peristyle area, looking west towards room in south-west corner, collapsed rooms, stairs and yard area.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. 

Looking west along the north portico, towards stairs to atrium on lower level.

 

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Upper peristyle area, looking towards the north-west corner overlying the underground area.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking west to top of stairs leading down to atrium on lower level.

 

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. 

Collapsed floor of west portico and rooms on lower floor, with doorway to stairs.

 

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. 

Collapsed floor on west portico area, showing rooms on lower level.

 

1.3.3 Pompeii.  March 2009. West Portico area, and doorway to top of staircase, on upper left.

On the upper right is a doorway to room in north-west corner of peristyle which, according to Mau, was ruined when excavated.

This room would have been above the yard room in the subterranean level.

See Mau, A: BdI, 1874 (p.183)

 

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. North-west corner of west portico with rooms on north side.

According to Mau, the doorway led into a ruined room, now with a collapsed floor.

To the north of that room was an entrance into another room, which although he said it was conserved, it could only be entered with some difficulty.

See Mau, A: BdI, 1874 (p.183)

 

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Upper peristyle area, looking west down to rooms below in collapsed area and through two doorways into the yard area of lower house.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

1.3.3 Pompeii. March 2009. 

North end of west portico with collapsed floor and doors to rooms below.

 

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Upper peristyle area, looking towards north wall and north-west corner.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.3.3 Pompeii. 1935 photograph taken by Tatiana Warscher, taken from the south.

Looking north along the west portico of the peristyle.

See Warscher, T, 1935: Codex Topographicus Pompejanus, Regio I, 3: (no.6), Rome, DAIR, whose copyright it remains. 

According to Warscher, quoting Mau in Bull. Inst. 1874, p. 182, she wrote that

“Il pavimento del peristilio è di mattoni pesti (opus Signinum) con pietruzze bianche poste in file, che fra le colonne formano una spezie di disegno” – (adesso distrutto).

(translation: "The floor of the peristyle was made of crushed brick (opus Signinum) with white stones laid in rows, these formed a type of design between the columns." – (now destroyed).

 

 

 

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