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Housing

Housing. Pompeii and Herculaneum. House of Argus. House of the Golden Bracelet.

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Housing

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  1. Housing Pompeii and Herculaneum

  2. House of Argus

  3. House of the Golden Bracelet • The House of the Golden Bracelet is described as a wealthy multi-storey house overlooking the sea and is also known as the House of the Wedding of Alexander which is located in Regio VI, Insula 17, 42. The name given to this house is derived from the discovery of the remains of a woman wearing a thick gold bracelet (pictured left). This bracelet was very significant as it weighed 0.6 kg s and is in the shape of a 2 headed snake curled so that each mouth gripped one side of a portrait medallion. First excavated in 1958 and completed in the late 70’s, this house is built on three levels employing the city walls and the slope of a hillside. These three levels consisted of: • The top level: opens off Via Consolare, the entrance leading to an atrium with a central impluvium and cubicula and reception rooms off. The atrium is decorated in the fourth style with alternating panels in red and yellow above a black lower frieze. • The middle level: are a private bath suite and several more reception rooms which overlook the garden below. • The bottom level: opens onto a garden with a fountain at its centre and contains beautifully frescoed garden rooms with a central triclinium.The room to the left of the triclinium was entirely decorated with a garden scene

  4. Golden Bracelet

  5. Fresco from the Garden Room

  6. Fresco from the Garden Room

  7. House of the Faun • The House of the Faun was built during the Samnite period in the 2nd century BC. It is named adter the bronze statue of a dancing faun located in the centre of the impluvium. It was one of the largest and most elaborate private residences in Pompeii and occupies an entire insulae. Like many ancient Roman houses, the House of the Faun had tanermae (storefront shops) and included a private bath system (balneum). There was also beautiful peristyle gardens which would have been used to stage recitations, mimes and pantomines.  The house contained cubicula, triclinia, an oecus and a tablinum.  • The House of the Faun has been significant as it contained a lot of valuable artworks and its luxurious architecture.

  8. The image is of a mosaic in the House of the Faun at Pompeii which dates back to the late 2nd/early 1st century BC.  It is of Alexander the Great during the 333BC Battle of Issus.

  9. House of the Vettii

  10. House of Venus in the Shell

  11. The House of the Stags • The House of the Stags is commonly known for its elaborate marble statues found in its peristyle garden, including: • 2 statues of stags being attacked by dogs • A satyr with a wine skin • A drunken Hercules relieving himself • Situated in Insula IV, cardo V • The house was excavated by AmedeoMaiuri between 1929 and 1932 • The last owner of the house has been identified as Q GraniusVerus from the stamp on a loaf of bread found preserved in the house • The Granii were a family of successful merchants • Maiuri identified the house as a large elite Villa that appears to have been built during the reign of either Emperor Augustus or Claudius • It was completely remodelled not long before the AD79 eruption of Vesuvius • The only part of the house that remained was the atrium • The rest of the house was completely redesigned to link a series of interconnected rooms and spaces with particular sea views • The Peristyle Garden: • Two stairways led to an upper storey that mat may have led to upper storey terrace rooms overlooking the sea • The garden below was the centre of the main visual axis • The sea view occupied one end, with a terrace and pergola overlooking the coastal views • The garden was in-between the grandest rooms in the house and the terrace, and acted as a connecting point between the views of the rooms • The statues found in the garden were specifically arranged to draw attention to the grandest room in the house, the cenatio • The Cenatio or Main Dining Room: • The banqueting hall was situated to the south side of the garden • It was lavishly decorated with a marble floor • Windows punctuating the walls of the rooms gave further access to the sea views

  12. House of the Stags - Herculaneum

  13. The house of the Tragic Poet • The House of the Tragic Poet, in Pompeii, received its name from this mosaic depicting actors performing a Greek drama. • The house, or villa, is famous for its elaborate mosaic floors and frescoes depicting scenes from Greek mythology. • Discovered in November 1824 by the archaeologist A. Bonucci, the House of the Tragic Poet has captivated scholars and writers for generations. • Although the size of the house itself is in no way remarkable, its interior decorations are not only numerous but of the highest quality among other frescoes and mosaics from ancient Pompeii. • Because of the mismatch between the size of the house and the quality of its decoration, much has been wondered about the lives of the homeowners. Unfortunately, little is known about the family members. • Like many Roman homes of the time period, the House of the Tragic Poet is divided into two primary sections: • The front, south-facing portion of the house serves as a public, presentation-oriented space. Here, two large rooms with outward-opening walls serve as shops run by the homeowners, or, less likely, as servants’ quarters. • These shops lie on either side of a narrow entranceway, or vestibule. At the end of this hall sits the atrium, the most decorated of the rooms within the House of the Tragic Poet. • Although records and archaeological experts have confidently confirmed the existence of an upper story in the House of the Tragic Poet, little is known about its specific layout, as it was most likely destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. • Art historians and Classics scholars have long been fascinated by the House of the Tragic Poet because of the unique way in which it juxtaposes images from different periods and locations throughout mythological Greece. • No single angle within the villa allows one to view all of the images present. Instead, one is required to move around the villa, looking at different combinations of pieces. • This logistical fact allows viewers to draw on larger themes of Greek mythology, especially on the relationships between the powerful men and women and also the deities of ancient Greece.

  14. House of the Tragic Poet- Pompeii

  15. House of the Silver wedding • Also known as the House of L. AlbuciusCelsus • Excavated: on and off, between 1891 and 1908 • Built: 2nd Century BC • Located: Last side street off Via Vesuvio, next to an area, which has not yet been excavated. • Structure: The house retains much of its original layout. Distinguished by its high atrium with four large columns, which support the rood and its bedroom where the sunlight was filtered by means of veils. There are two gardens. The first is in line with the atrium and has its own private bathhouse and open-air swimming pool, a large kitchen and garden and an elegant living room. The second garden is much larger and completely surrounded by a wall, has a pool in the centre and an outdoor triclinium(dining room). It features a mosaic floor and second style paintings, and has four columns supporting a barrel-vaulted ceiling. The ceiling of the peristyle is higher on the side which receives more sunlight- during AD79, this would have provided Pompeian’s a particularly pleasant area to sit during winter days.

  16. House of the Silver Wedding

  17. The House of Julia Felix • Julia was wealthy heiress and owner of a large establishment made of two insulae joined together • Inscription in house identifies her as owner, reveals she was letting it • One of the largest in Pompeii with orchards and gardens occupying most of the space • House takes up two thirds of estate • Famous for magnificent decoration and attractive gardens • Situated on Via dell’ Abbondanza, appears to be reconstructed after 62 AD earthquake • Contained bathing establishment, shops and apartments • Epigraphic evidence reveals elegantly decorated garden and nymphaeum attached to baths were for commercial use • Private bathing facility was elaborate and intended for elite group • Featured a waiting room and service hatch that enabled bathers to purchase snack from the nearby tavern • Frescoes painted on walls depicted throughout house depict scenes of everyday Pompeian life and luxury items enjoyed by the household • Feature of house was grotto style dining room with fountains, whereby walls decorated with Nile scenes and ceiling covered with stones to give appearance of cave/grotto • Peristyle/garden contains series of linked water channels that took up half the available space, lined with statues and marble walkways • Contained small shrine to Isis in garden and open air dining room

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