VI.2.4 Pompeii. Casa di Sallustio or House of Sallust or Domus A. Cossius Libanus.

Excavated 1805 to 1809, 1969 to 1971, 2005 to 2007 and 2010.

Bombed 1943. Restored 1970.

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VI.2.4 Pompeii. June 2010.

Doorway to small room in north-east corner, near summer triclinium.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. June 2010.

North wall of outer small room in north-west corner, near summer triclinium.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. June 2010. Looking west from summer triclinium, along north side of house.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. June 2010.

Looking across atrium, from north ala to south ala, and room with door through to garden apartments.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Plaque on east wall of south ala. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

According to Anne Laidlaw, the plaque, perhaps erected by Olga Elia, commemorates the temporary repairs made in 1943-44 under the auspices of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Historic Monuments in War Areas (also called the (second) Roberts Commission).  

 

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking south-east across south side of atrium.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii.

Rooms to south of atrium taken from entrance corridor, with the open entrances to VI.2.3 on the right.

Old undated photograph. Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries. Fox Collection.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. Cubiculum on south side of atrium. Old undated photograph.

Courtesy of Society of Antiquaries. Fox Collection.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. June 2010. South side of atrium, looking south-west.

The doorway on the left leads through to the garden apartments.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. 1882. Drawing of decoration on wall in second room on right of atrium.

See Mau, A. 1882. Geschichte der Decorativen Wandmalerei in Pompeji. Berlin: Reimer. (Taf 1b).

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. 1882. Drawing of decoration on wall in second room on right of atrium.

See Mau, A. 1882. Geschichte der Decorativen Wandmalerei in Pompeji. Berlin: Reimer. (Taf 1d).

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking south-east across portico of small garden.

This was originally a three sided peristyle. It was destroyed by a huge bomb in September 1943.

It was reconstructed in 1970-71 based on an 1824 plan by Mazois.

It should be noted that  apart from the west side, the house was entirely destroyed by the bombing during the night of 14/15th September 1943.

According to Laidlaw, the roof, the south apartment, and the portico behind the main house block are almost completely modern reconstructions made in 1970-71.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p. 66-74)

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south-west across small garden. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

According to Jashemski, the rooms on the south part of the house were added at a later date around a peristyle garden.

There was a portico on the north and part of the east and west sides, supported by seven, eight-sided dark red columns with white capitals.

There was a gutter on the east, north and west sides.

Mau reported a pool and fountain in the middle of the garden but bombing in September 1943 destroyed all evidence of these.

There was a cistern-opening near the north-west corner of the garden.

The triclinium on the west had a good view of the garden.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.121)

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. May 2010. Doorway of room on north side of small garden, leading to atrium.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. June 2010.

Doorway into small corridor, linking main house with garden apartments. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. June 2010. Triclinium on west side of garden apartment.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

VI.2.4 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west across small garden towards triclinium.

 

 

 

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