VI.7.23 Pompeii. Domus A. Herenuleius Communis or House of Apollo.

Domus A. or L. Herennuleius Communis

Quick Outline

This page has been created to give an appreciation of the main rooms and areas of the beautiful House of Apollo.

Detail

If you are then interested to see the house in more detail, the rooms are shown in greater detail in the subsequent parts.

Detailed photos

VI.7.23 Pompeii. June 2012. Looking west to entrance doorway on Via Mercurio. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking west into atrium through entrance doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking west across atrium towards tablinum. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking towards south-west corner of atrium showing south wall of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking west along south wall of atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall painting from centre of south wall of atrium, with detail of picture of Apollo and his globe.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking towards east side of atrium with entrance doorway, doorway to small room and south-east corner with steps to upper floor.

Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, found in March 1830 in the small room to the left of the entrance, was a small wooden box.

In the box was a seal with the letters - 

A(uli) Herenul(ei)

Communis               [CIL X 8058, 39]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi.

(p.143 and PAH II, 235; III, 104).

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.45, S.50).

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north-east across atrium. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking west along north side of atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking north-west across atrium with north wall of tablinum, on left. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking west through tablinum.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking west towards south wall of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking west towards north wall of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking west from tablinum towards remains of pyramidal fountain in courtyard. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking west across remains of pyramidal fountain in courtyard on west side of tablinum. 

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014.

Looking west across corner of site of fountain towards doorway to storeroom and to triclinium, on right with table.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking west across triclinium with beautiful opus sectile flooring, on left. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking west across triclinium with opus sectile flooring, on left, and marble table.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006.

Looking west in kitchen, with latrine (under black polythene) centre right. The doorway on the right leads into an adjacent room.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2005.

Latrine, after cleaning. Note the slots for the doorframe. Photo courtesy of Barry Hobson.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards east end of kitchen with lararium niche and altar. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.

Lararium niche and altar in kitchen area. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking north towards garden.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. February 2015.  Looking north into garden. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014.

Looking north across garden terrace towards the well, on the left, and cubiculum, ahead. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking north to niches on wall behind the site of the summer triclinium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. 

Looking west across the site of the summer triclinium to the window and doorway leading into the cubiculum/bedroom.

Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.

Mosaic of Achilles recognised by Odysseus at Skyros, from exterior east wall of bedroom. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. Looking through doorway towards west wall of the cubiculum decorated with mythology of Apollo.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards south wall of west alcove. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards west wall of west alcove. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

According to E. Winsor Leach this is a scene with Apollo in the throne room of the palace of the sun.

It possibly shows Phaeton confronting his designated bride Aphrodite but in this scene is being rejected by him.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards north wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber

On the wall are paintings of Athena briefly playing the double flute, Apollo with cithara and Marsyas with fawn-skin holding in his hand the double flute now thrown away by Athena.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. North-west corner and north wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. December 2006. Cubiculum. South alcove, east wall.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking towards south alcove, east wall with paintings of a central male figure in oriental attire and figures at balconies.

Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. October 2014. South wall of alcove on south side with paintings of Olympus (centre) and a seated Apollo with cithara.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.7.23 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards south alcove, west wall with a painting of Marsyas with his hands tied behind his back.

The white lower area appears to never have been completed with the painted faux marble.

Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.