VI.2.20 Pompeii. Hospitium.

Linked to VI.2.17. Excavated 1787, 1812, 1818.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking west through entrance doorway.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway, looking west.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking west towards rooms on north side of open area.

According to Jashemski, Fiorelli said this site, excavated 1810-11, may have been a hospitium.

The entrance from the street led into an open area, which may possibly have had some plantings.

A covered passageway on the right of the open area gave access to a large triclinium and two smaller rooms on the north side.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.122)

VI.2.20 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking north in room on right of entrance doorway.

According to Fiorelli, near to the entrance doorway was the kitchen and “la sella” and then an open area with, on the right, the shelter/roof that covered the access of a large triclinium and of two neighbouring rooms, not far off from which were two more rooms used as either dormitories or dining areas.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.51)

VI.2.20 Pompeii. May 2011. North-west corner of room on right of entrance doorway, looking north.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north west towards stone staircase.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north-west towards stone staircase.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking west towards stone staircase.
On the left and the right would be the doorways into the two rooms described by Fiorelli as being used for either dormitories or dining areas.
Ahead is the bricked-up wall at the end of the fauces which would have led towards the atrium of VI.2.17, and the stone steps to the upper floor.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking west towards stone staircase.

On the left and the right would be the doorways into the two rooms described by Fiorelli as being used for either dormitories or dining areas.

Ahead is the bricked-up wall at the end of the fauces which would have led towards the atrium of VI.2.17, and the stone steps to the upper floor.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. December 2007. Stone staircase. On the right is the doorway to a large room, described by Fiorelli as either being used as a dormitory or dining room.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. December 2007. Stone staircase.

On the right is the doorway to a large room, described by Fiorelli as either being used as a dormitory or dining room.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. December 2007. Corridor under the stone staircase, in south-west corner of large room. Looking south.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south.

Corridor under the stone staircase, in south-west corner of large room.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. May 2011. Looking south through corridor under the stone staircase, in south-west corner of large room.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. December 2007. Recess on west side, under the stone staircase.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south at recess on west side, under the stone staircase.

Looking towards corridor.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north towards large room and west recess under the stone staircase.

VI.2.20 and VI.2.17 Pompeii. December 2007. Corridor along north side of Tablinum leading to the underneath of the stone staircase.

VI.2.20 and VI.2.17 Pompeii. December 2007.

Looking east along corridor on north side of tablinum in VI.2.17, leading to the underneath of the stone staircase.

VI.2.20 and VI.2.17 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north at atrium of VI.2.17, showing corridor (top left) leading to rear of house at VI.2.20. The tablinum is in the centre, and a small cubiculum on the right.

VI.2.20 and VI.2.17 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north at atrium of VI.2.17, showing corridor (top left) leading to rear of house at VI.2.20.

The tablinum is in the centre, and a small cubiculum on the right.

VI.2.20 Pompeii. September 2005. Excavation at base of exterior street wall in Vicolo di Modesto, between VI.2.19 and VI.2.20.