VI.1.7 Pompeii. House of the Vestals or Casa delle Vestali.

Linked to VI.1.6, VI.1.8, VI.1.24, VI.1.25 and VI.1.26.

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VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east along north side of atrium, at doorways to rooms 1 and 2.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. Looking north across impluvium in atrium.

On the left (west side) would be the entrance corridor (VI.1.7).

Next to it the doorway connecting with VI.1.6.

Next to that (on the north side) would be the doorway to our room 1.

The large (open) room would be our room 2.

Hamilton described this as a

“A - Court with several rooms opening onto it, one of which is thirty feet long by fifteen, the largest room as yet discovered at Pompeii.

B.B.B. – the rooms; the paintings of which were very elegant; but the best parts have been cut out and transported to the Museum at Portici.

C. – where the rainwater was collected and ran into a reservoir underneath.

D.D. – Vineyards over the uncleared parts of the city.

See Hamilton, Sir William, 1777. Account of the discoveries at Pompeii, (plate X).

VI.1.7 Pompeii. May 2017. Doorways to rooms 1 and 2 on north side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 1 on north side of atrium.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 1, looking north.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 2, large triclinium on north side of atrium.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 2, looking north.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007 Room 2, north wall and remains on floor near north-east corner.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east along corridor from north-east corner of atrium.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south-east across room 42, tablinum, to room 41, from atrium.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 3, looking north, with doorway to room 4, on left.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 3, looking north-east.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 3, north wall.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 3, north wall in north-east corner.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 3, looking east.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 3, looking along small room in north-east corner. Stairs to upper floor?

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 3, looking along small room in north-east corner. Stairs to upper floor?

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 3, looking south.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 4, in west wall of room 3.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 4, kitchen area, looking north.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 4. Hearth in kitchen?

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north into room 7, from room 4.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 5, corridor leading to latrine. Looking west.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 5, corridor and latrine in north-east corner of corridor.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007 Room 5, latrine. The cesspit was situated vertically below the seat.

There was a circular masonry lid in front of the toilet allowing visual access to the pit below, and probably enabling it to be emptied.

See Hobson, B., 2009. Latrinae et foricae: Toilets in the Roman World. London; Duckworth. (p.62-3)

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 5, latrine. According to Hobson, the latrine is wide enough for two persons.

However, the internal sloping dimensions of the latrine make it more likely that it was a single-seater.

See Hobson, B., 2009. Latrinae et foricae: Toilets in the Roman World. London; Duckworth. (p.80)

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 5, north-west corner of corridor.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking east along room 5 corridor, to doorway of room 6.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 6, looking to north-west corner.

According to Boyce, there was an arched niche in a small room located near the kitchen. It was in the north wall.

Its walls were coated with a fine white stucco and decorated with coloured spots, some green some red.

The niche was set near the east end of the north wall, directly opposite the entrance doorway.

This complex of rooms was reached from the south-west corner of the atrium of VI.1.25.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14.  (p.43, no.134)

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway into room 7.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 8 corridor, looking east towards atrium of VI.1.25.

VI.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking west into room 9, in south-west corner of atrium of VI.1.25.

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