VII.6.22 Pompeii. Caupona. Linked to VII.6.23, VII.6.24 and VII.6.25.

Excavated 1762, 1846, 1872, 1910.

 According to Garcia y Garcia Region VII, Insula VI was one of the insulae most devastated over the years since its excavation.

He calls it the “Cinderella” of Pompeii. Between the years 1759 and 1762 it was vandalised and stripped by the Bourbons, then re-interred.

Then came the slow and non-systematic uncovering again before the final destruction in September 1943.

The area was ignored and abandoned during the years following the war, which reduced the insula to a heap of bricks and masonry.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.102).

VII.6.22 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance.

According to Garcia y Garcia, this area was nearly all destroyed by the September 1943 bombing.

It is now occupied by a modern alfresco, a dependant of the nearby restaurant, for outdoor eating.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.102)

VII.6.22 Pompeii. March 2009. Threshold or sill.

VII.6.22 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance on Vicolo delle Terme. Looking south.

VII.6.22 Pompeii. December 2006. Room of caupona.

According to Eschebach, at the rear on the right was a small room together with another that was the kitchen.

On the left was a doorway leading to VII.6.25.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau.(p.295)

VII.6.22 Pompeii. May 2006. Restaurant - outside seating area.