IX.9.a Pompeii. House. Side entrance of IX.9.2.

Excavated by 1888.

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IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance doorway.

According to Della Corte, CIL IV 3820 was found in the vicolo between Insula VIII and IX, and not at IX.8.4.

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.131).

According to Cooley, a translation of graffito CIL IV 3820, found at IX.8.4 was -

Neighbours beg you to elect Tiberius Claudius Verus (duumvir) with judicial power. Aemilius Celer wrote this.   [CIL IV 3820]

She also thought CIL IV 3790 and CIL IV 3794 were both found there –

Publius Aemilius Celer   [CIL IV 3790]

Aemilius Celer lives here [CIL IV 3794]

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge. (p.126)

IX.9.a Pompeii. 1888 plan showing side entrance (not numbered).

The plan also shows IX.9.1 and IX.9.2.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1888, referred to as IX.7., p.514.

IX.9.a Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance doorway, looking east across room “f”, the peristyle.

IX.9.a Pompeii. May 2005. Looking south across room “f”, garden from north-west corner.

According to NdS, the peristyle “f” was surrounded by a portico on two sides, the north and west.

The portico was supported by plastered brick pilasters, and by one tufa column in the south-west corner.

The pilasters were connected by means of a wall between them, and at the base was a channel for rainwater.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1888, p.515.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east across garden, room “f”.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009.

Looking south along wide west portico of room “f” towards doorway to room ‘h’, kitchen and latrine in south-west corner.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. South-east corner of garden, room “f”.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room “h”, kitchen and latrine.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. North wall of kitchen and latrine.

IX.9.a Pompeii. July 2010. Latrine in north-west corner of kitchen. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. Latrine in north-west corner of kitchen.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. North-west corner of kitchen, looking west across latrine.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. West wall with window, in kitchen and latrine.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009.  South-west corner of kitchen and latrine. 

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. South wall of kitchen and latrine.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. South-east corner of kitchen and latrine.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009.

Looking east from outside kitchen and latrine, across vestibule room “L” with window overlooking peristyle, towards doorway to room “i”, a cubiculum.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009.  Doorway to room “i”, cubiculum in south-east corner, with window overlooking garden.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. South wall of cubiculum, “i”.

This bedroom was described as having flooring of crushed brick (mattone pesto) with pieces of coloured marble of various forms and sizes added to it.

The walls were plastered, with a yellow background in the middle part, with a white frieze and red plinth or dado.

In the middle of the yellow panels were rather crudely painted doves.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1888, p.515.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. East wall of cubiculum “i”.  

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. East wall of cubiculum “i”, with remains of red dado and yellow walls. 

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. North-east corner of cubiculum “i”. 

This bedroom was described as having flooring of crushed brick (mattone pesto) and with pieces of coloured marble of various forms and sizes added to it.

The walls were plastered, with a yellow background in the middle part, with a white frieze and red plinth or dado.

In the middle of the yellow panels were rather crudely painted doves.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1888, p.515.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. North wall of cubiculum “i”, with window overlooking garden.

IX.9.a Pompeii. March 2009. North-west corner of cubiculum “i”, near entrance doorway.

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