VII.16.13 Pompeii. Casa di Umbricius Scaurus (II) or House of Aulus Umbricius Scaurus, Father and Son (II).

Linked to VII.16.12, VII.16.14, VII.16.15 and VII.16.16.

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Part 2      Part 3      Part 4      Part 5      Part 6      VII.16.13/12/14 Casa di Umbricius Scaurus (II) plan

 

VII.16.15/16 Casa di Umbricius Scaurus (I) plan

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 48, looking north.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 49, vaulted area under and behind room 48.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 47, doorway to room 46 in south wall.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 46, south-west corner.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 46, south wall.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 46, stone bench in south- west corner.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 46, east wall.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 46, north wall.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 46, west wall.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. May 2006. Rear of house above Suburban Baths.

The 3 different levels of the house can be seen and the city walls.

This shows the house was built over the city walls which were no longer needed.

This part of Pompeii was the location of several houses of wealthy people.

Like the House of Umbricius Scaurus, a number of the houses here had several floor levels and views of the sea.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. May 2010. Restoration work in progress on the middle level at the rear of VII.16.13.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. February 2011.

Restoration work in progress on the middle level at the rear of VII.16.13.

Photo courtesy of Guy de la Bedoyere.

 

Rear of VII.16.13 Pompeii above Suburban Baths. December 2006. Looking east.

 

Rear of VII.16.13 Pompeii above Suburban Baths. December 2006.

This photo shows the three levels of the house. At the very top is the peristyle area 18.

Room 30, corridor 40 and rooms 22/23 are in the middle level.

Vaulted room 38 is on the bottom left of the photo, covered by greenery.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. May 2011.

Looking east from rear, towards rooms on the lower level after roofing and restoration.

Room 33 can be seen unroofed on the left, followed by roofed rooms 32, 31 and 30.

The doorway to corridor 40 can be seen on the right.

Immediately above the plastic roof two vaulted rooms 37 and 38, can be seen.

They were not able to be photographed.

These rooms are on a level below the middle level rooms 31 and 30 seen above them.

Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

 

VII.16.13 Pompeii. December 2006. Rear of house above Suburban Baths.

Immediately above the plastic roof two rooms, 37 and 38, with vaulted ceilings, can be seen.

They were not able to be photographed.

These rooms are on a level below the middle level rooms 31 and 30 seen above them.

 

Rear of VII.16.13 Pompeii above Suburban Baths. December 2006.

Detail of vaulted room 37 below room 31 .

 

Rear of VII.16.13 Pompeii above Suburban Baths. December 2006.

Looking east towards area of rooms 34, 33 and 32.

 

Detail of rear of VII.16.16 and VII.16.13 Pompeii built over city walls above Suburban Baths.

December 2006. Looking east

 

 

 

 

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Part 2      Part 3      Part 4      Part 5      Part 6      VII.16.13/12/14 Casa di Umbricius Scaurus (II) plan

 

VII.16.15/16 Casa di Umbricius Scaurus (I) plan