V.1.15 Pompeii. Private House incorporating bakery.

Linked to V.1.14 and V.1.16. Excavated 1875.

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V.1.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance, looking east along fauces to atrium.

Originally found on the walls at the entrance were the following graffiti containing the names of two women, and their prices -

 

Felicla  virna  a(ssibus)  II      [CIL IV 4023]

 

Successa  vern(a)  a(ssibus)  V

bellis  moribus                          [CIL IV 4025]

 

See Varone, A., 2002. Erotica Pompeiana: Love Inscriptions on the Walls of Pompeii, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider. (p.144)

 

Also found on the front door post, was –

 

Menander

bellis  moribus

aeris  ass(ibus)  II      [CIL IV 4024]

 

This is translated as “Menander, nice-mannered, costs two asses”    [CIL IV 4024]

See Varone, A., 2002. Erotica Pompeiana: Love Inscriptions on the Walls of Pompeii, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider. (p.153)

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance in centre. V.1.14 on left and V.1.16 on right.

This area was badly hit by the bombing of the night of 16th September 1943.

The north-east part was badly hit, destroying four rooms and a good part of the northern perimeter wall.

Another bomb partly destroyed the road near the entrance doorway.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.61)

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. About 1909. Via del Vesuvio, looking north, showing upper floors.

V.1.16/15/14/13 on the right. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Atrium with impluvium.

Looking east into open tablinum, and with bakery area at rear.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. December 2006. Atrium with impluvium.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. December 2006. Atrium looking east from V.1.16.

 

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. December 2004. Looking east along entrance corridor.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking east along entrance corridor.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. December 2006. Impluvium.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. March 2009.

Doorway on north side of entrance fauces, leading to V.1.14.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to cubiculum on north side of atrium.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. March 2009. North wall of cubiculum.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Ala on north side of atrium.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room in bakery on north side.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room in bakery on the north side.

 

V.1.15 Pompeii. December 2007.

Open tablinum, and south-east corner of bakery, under restoration.

 

 

 

 

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