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I.4.25 Pompeii. Domus L. Rapinasi Optati and I.4.5 Casa del Citarista or House of the Citharist or Casa di Apollo citaredo or House of the Lyre Player or Domus L Popidius Secundus (Augustianus).

Linked to 1.4.5 and I.4.28. Excavated 1853-1861, 1868, 1872 and 1929.

Middle peristyle 17, rooms 45, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, and 31, (14, 16, 15, 18 are in Middle 17, West).  

 

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Entrance Atrium 47      Atrium 6 West      Lower Peristyle      Middle Peristyle      Middle Peristyle West      Upper Peristyle      Service and Baths areas

 

We have combined the pictures of I.4.5 and 1.4.25 here.  Combined room plan

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, semi-circular pool, looking east from west portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, semi-circular pool, looking east from west portico.  

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking north from west portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking north from west portico.  

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking north-west from south portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking north-west from south portico.  

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking west towards detail of pool on east side. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR This would be looking west towards the rough foundations of the much smaller pool which had been built on the steps and on the bottom of the large pool, as described by Jashemski, (see I.4.25 Middle Peristyle, p.1). See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.29-30).

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking west towards detail of pool on east side.   

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

This would be looking west towards the rough foundations of the much smaller pool which had been built on the steps and on the bottom of the large pool, as described by Jashemski, (see I.4.25 Middle Peristyle, p.1).

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.29-30).

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking west towards detail (remains of steps) of pool on south side. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020.

Middle Peristyle 17, looking west towards detail (remains of steps) of pool on south side.    

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, detail of pool on south side. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, detail of pool on south side.    

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking west towards detail of lead pipe in pool on rear east wall. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking west towards detail of lead pipe in pool on rear east wall.     

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, detail from rear east wall of pool. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, detail from rear east wall of pool.     

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, detail of lead pipe from rear east wall of pool. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, detail of lead pipe from rear east wall of pool.     

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, end of lead pipe on rear east wall of pool. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, end of lead pipe on rear east wall of pool.     

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, measuring the diameter of the lead pipe on rear east wall of pool. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, measuring the diameter of the lead pipe on rear east wall of pool.     

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking towards remains of steps at north end of rear of semi-circular pool. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020.

Middle Peristyle 17, looking towards remains of steps at north end of rear of semi-circular pool.      

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, detail from north end of rear of pool. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, detail from north end of rear of pool.      

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking east along pool from west portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking east along pool from west portico.  

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. December 2004. Middle Peristyle 17, Looking west across pool.

I.4.25 Pompeii. December 2004. Middle Peristyle 17, Looking west across pool.

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. December 2004. Middle Peristyle 17, looking east across semi-circular marble basin and pool.

I.4.25 Pompeii. December 2004. Middle Peristyle 17, looking east across semi-circular marble basin and pool.

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. December 2006. Middle Peristyle 17, looking east across semi-circular marble basin and pool.

I.4.25 Pompeii. December 2006. Middle Peristyle 17, looking east across semi-circular marble basin and pool.

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. December 2004. Middle Peristyle 17, looking east across semi-circular marble basin and pool. Around the marble basin are bronze replicas of statues of a cobra, a lion and a boar being attacked by dogs.

I.4.25 Pompeii. December 2004. Middle Peristyle 17, looking east across semi-circular marble basin and pool.

Around the marble basin are bronze replicas of statues of a cobra, a lion and a boar being attacked by dogs.

 

Middle Peristyle 17, Bronze group of a boar being attacked by dogs. This was found in I.4.5/25. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

Middle Peristyle 17, Bronze group of a boar being attacked by dogs. This was found in I.4.5/25. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

 

I.4.25/1.4.5 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking east across the middle peristyle 17. Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 822.

I.4.25/1.4.5 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking east across the middle peristyle 17.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 822.

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Doorway from Room 18, looking north-east across west portico of Middle Peristyle 17. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Doorway from Room 18, looking north-east across west portico of Middle Peristyle 17.

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Doorway from Room 43, looking east along north portico of Middle Peristyle 17. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Doorway from Room 43, looking east along north portico of Middle Peristyle 17.

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking south-east across peristyle garden from north-west portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking south-east across peristyle garden from north-west portico. 

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. October 2019. Middle Peristyle 17, detail of base of column on west portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. October 2019. Middle Peristyle 17, detail of base of column on west portico.

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. October 2019. Middle Peristyle 17, detail of base of column on west portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. October 2019. Middle Peristyle 17, detail of base of column on west portico.

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. October 2019. Middle Peristyle 17, detail of remaining flooring near base of column on west portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. October 2019. Middle Peristyle 17, detail of remaining flooring near base of column on west portico.

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking east along north portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking east along north portico. 

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking west along north portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking west along north portico. 

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking south-west across peristyle garden from north portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking south-west across peristyle garden from north portico.

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking south-east towards east end from north portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking south-east towards east end from north portico.

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking south-east towards east portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking south-east towards east portico. 

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking south along east portico. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking south along east portico. 

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking towards east end. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking towards east end.

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Looking south from Middle Peristyle 17, towards windows into Lower Peristyle. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR According to Jashemski – The long wall separating the centre (Middle) peristyle from the south (Lower) peristyle has six windows and two doors which afforded a magnificent view into the southern peristyle.

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Looking south from Middle Peristyle 17, towards windows into Lower Peristyle.

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

According to Jashemski –

The long wall separating the centre (Middle) peristyle from the south (Lower) peristyle has six windows and two doors which afforded a magnificent view into the southern peristyle.

 

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking towards west end, and large room 18. Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

I.4.25 Pompeii. September 2020. Middle Peristyle 17, looking towards west end, and large room 18.

Foto Tobias Busen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

 

 

Part 1      Part 2      Part 3      Part 4      Part 5      Part 6      Part 7      Part 8

 

Entrance Atrium 47      Atrium 6 West      Lower Peristyle      Middle Peristyle      Middle Peristyle West      Upper Peristyle      Service and Baths areas

 

Combined room plan

 

 

 

 

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Ultimo aggiornamento - Last updated: 17-Apr-2023 18:36