Regio V
House of Cæcilius Jucundus
This was the house of the banker Lucius Cæcilius Jucundus. A filing cabinet with 154 wax tiles reporting payment receipts and colonial taxes was found in a room in the back of the peristyle. Activities had been recorded up to the year of the earthquake. In a corner of the atrium there is a domestic oratory (lararium) with votive relieves. They portray the damages caused by the earthquake in the area of the Forum, a scene of sacrifice, and the Vesuvius Gate. In the atrium there is also a herm with a bronze portrait of the banker's father, Lucius Cæcilius Felix.
This was the house of the banker Lucius Cæcilius Jucundus. A filing cabinet with 154 wax tiles reporting payment receipts and colonial taxes was found in a room in the back of the peristyle. Activities had been recorded up to the year of the earthquake. In a corner of the atrium there is a domestic oratory (lararium) with votive relieves. They portray the damages caused by the earthquake in the area of the Forum, a scene of sacrifice, and the Vesuvius Gate. In the atrium there is also a herm with a bronze portrait of the banker's father, Lucius Cæcilius Felix.
House of the Silver Weddind
This monumental house, similar to a palace, was built in the second century B.C. during the Samnite period. It was given this name because it was excavated in 1893, while the Italian sovereigns King Humbert and Queen Margaret of Savoy were celebrating their silver wedding anniversary.
Its tetrastyle monumental atrium has Corinthian columns made of grey tufa, which were subsequently covered with painted plaster (approx. 6m high). The house has two gardens. The one along the main axis is said to be of Rhodiantype because one side of the portico towers over the other sides. The second garden has an open summer triclinium. Among all the courtly rooms, the most interesting is a triclinium supported by four red porphyry columns (oecus corinthius). The house has a small private bath. We know that its last owner was Albucius Celsius, a rich Pompeian.
This monumental house, similar to a palace, was built in the second century B.C. during the Samnite period. It was given this name because it was excavated in 1893, while the Italian sovereigns King Humbert and Queen Margaret of Savoy were celebrating their silver wedding anniversary.
Its tetrastyle monumental atrium has Corinthian columns made of grey tufa, which were subsequently covered with painted plaster (approx. 6m high). The house has two gardens. The one along the main axis is said to be of Rhodiantype because one side of the portico towers over the other sides. The second garden has an open summer triclinium. Among all the courtly rooms, the most interesting is a triclinium supported by four red porphyry columns (oecus corinthius). The house has a small private bath. We know that its last owner was Albucius Celsius, a rich Pompeian.
House of Marcus Lucretius Fronto
The restauration that has being made gave shine to this house, that has a lot of decorations: Murder of Nottolemo by the hand of Orestes on the altar of Apollo in Delphi, Theseus and Ariadne, Toilette of Venus, Triumphal Pomp of Bacchus, Wedding of Mars and Venus, Narcissus at the source, Priam and Thisbe, Bacchus and Silenus, Scenes of hunting.
The restauration that has being made gave shine to this house, that has a lot of decorations: Murder of Nottolemo by the hand of Orestes on the altar of Apollo in Delphi, Theseus and Ariadne, Toilette of Venus, Triumphal Pomp of Bacchus, Wedding of Mars and Venus, Narcissus at the source, Priam and Thisbe, Bacchus and Silenus, Scenes of hunting.
House of the Gladiators
Adequately transformed, this house was destined to entertain the familiæ of the gladiators, when the passion for the shows of the Amphitheater became diffused in Pompeian life. The peristyle is decorated with scenes of hunting and mythological figures, while the columns still preserve a lot of graffiti.
Adequately transformed, this house was destined to entertain the familiæ of the gladiators, when the passion for the shows of the Amphitheater became diffused in Pompeian life. The peristyle is decorated with scenes of hunting and mythological figures, while the columns still preserve a lot of graffiti.
Castellum aquæ (Waterworks)
The Castellum aquæ is a large water reservoir linked to the Serino aqueduct. It is located in the highest point of the city near the Vesuvius Gate.
It is covered with bricks and on its façade there are three blind arches separated by pilasters. The side entrance of the building was closed by a massive door. The inside of the reservoir is divided into three sections: one for the fountains, one for public buildings and one for private houses. In case of a water shortage, the less important water supplies were automatically cut off. The building appears in the relief of Cæcilius Jucundus which potrayed scenes of the earthquake of 62 A.D..
The Castellum aquæ is a large water reservoir linked to the Serino aqueduct. It is located in the highest point of the city near the Vesuvius Gate.
It is covered with bricks and on its façade there are three blind arches separated by pilasters. The side entrance of the building was closed by a massive door. The inside of the reservoir is divided into three sections: one for the fountains, one for public buildings and one for private houses. In case of a water shortage, the less important water supplies were automatically cut off. The building appears in the relief of Cæcilius Jucundus which potrayed scenes of the earthquake of 62 A.D..
Via del Vesuvio
Together with Via Stabiana, it constitutes the cardo maximus of the city and has the pavement consumed by the passage of the carts. Along the street there is the House of the Golden Cupids, of Nero’s epoch, one of the best preserved houses, the House of Cæcilius Jucundus, in which some tablets waxed had been found in a box; they belonged to the file of a banker. On this road there is even the Fullonica of Stephanus, a laundry.
Together with Via Stabiana, it constitutes the cardo maximus of the city and has the pavement consumed by the passage of the carts. Along the street there is the House of the Golden Cupids, of Nero’s epoch, one of the best preserved houses, the House of Cæcilius Jucundus, in which some tablets waxed had been found in a box; they belonged to the file of a banker. On this road there is even the Fullonica of Stephanus, a laundry.
Vicolo delle Nozze d'Argento
At the end of this alley there is the House of the Silver Wedding, so-called because unearthed on the occasion of the silver wedding of the Royals of Italy; it’s one of the noblest private residences of the city.
At the end of this alley there is the House of the Silver Wedding, so-called because unearthed on the occasion of the silver wedding of the Royals of Italy; it’s one of the noblest private residences of the city.
Vesuvius Gate
It was one of the main gates of the city, already damaged by the 62 A.D. earthquake and under reconstruction at the moment of the 79 A.D. eruption that buried Pompeii. Along the west side there is a line of the pre-Samnite fortification of the city, of which there have been found traces even at Herculaneum Gate. Close to the door, a building was destined to divide and to direct waters flowing from the Augustan aqueduct of Serino.
It was one of the main gates of the city, already damaged by the 62 A.D. earthquake and under reconstruction at the moment of the 79 A.D. eruption that buried Pompeii. Along the west side there is a line of the pre-Samnite fortification of the city, of which there have been found traces even at Herculaneum Gate. Close to the door, a building was destined to divide and to direct waters flowing from the Augustan aqueduct of Serino.
Necropolis of the Vesuvius Gate
The young aedile Gaius Vestorius Priscus died at the age of 22 in 75 A.D.. The municipality provided the land for the grave and 2,000 sesterces for the funeral service, which were administered by his mother. The decorations painted inside the enclosure tell us of the dead person: the young suggestum issuing laws, the gate to hades, the gladiator games, and a marvellous set of silverware that flaunts the wealth of his family.
The young aedile Gaius Vestorius Priscus died at the age of 22 in 75 A.D.. The municipality provided the land for the grave and 2,000 sesterces for the funeral service, which were administered by his mother. The decorations painted inside the enclosure tell us of the dead person: the young suggestum issuing laws, the gate to hades, the gladiator games, and a marvellous set of silverware that flaunts the wealth of his family.