I.3.3 Pompeii. Domus of Epidius Fortunatus.

Linked to I.3.4 and I.3.31. Excavated 1860.

West side.

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I.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking across atrium towards south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2004. South-east corner of atrium.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking south to south-eastern corner of the atrium, with entrance to passage leading south from the atrium.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards doorway in south wall of atrium, next to corridor leading to kitchen area.

According to Fiorelli this would have been a storeroom, cupboard or small room. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.38)

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. East wall and south-east corner of small room, storeroom or cupboard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

South wall (with regular putlog feature?) of small room, storeroom or cupboard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

West wall (with regular putlog feature?) of small room, storeroom or cupboard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking north out of doorway leading into atrium, in room next to corridor leading to kitchen area.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards south wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

According to Warscher, quoting Mau, from Bull. Inst. 1874, p.177-179, she wrote –

“L’impluvio è privo del suo rivestimento di pietra………a destra dell’atrio sono tre camere senza interesse…”

(translation: "The impluvium was devoid of its stone cladding ……… to the right of the atrium were three rooms without interest ..."

See Warscher, T, 1935: Codex Topographicus Pompejanus, Regio I, 3:  Rome, DAIR. 

I.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards south wall of atrium with niche. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Detail of niche on left hand side of doorway to cubiculum, in south wall of atrium. Looking south.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south across atrium to central doorway in south wall.

According to Fiorelli this would have been a cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

East wall of cubiculum, with blocked doorway in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. East wall and south east corner of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. West wall and south-west corner of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking north across atrium through doorway from cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. May 2005. Doorways to two rooms on south side of atrium.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking south to doorway to room in south-western corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010. West wall of small room in south-western corner of atrium. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.3 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking north across atrium through doorway from room in south-western corner of atrium.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

In Codex Topographicus Pompeianus: Regio I.3, (the copy at DAIR), Warscher included a description of the insula.

This description is included at the end in all parts of I.3 on the website.

“L’isola 3 della Regio I apparteneva ai quartieri piuttosto poveri, ad’esenzione della casa no. 3 tutto le case sono di dimensioni non grandi.

La casa no. 3 presenta un interesse dal punto di vista della costruzione: il peristilio si trova ad un livello più alto di quello dell’atrio:

questa particolarità si riscontra solamente in questa casa.

Noi abbiamo un esempio inverso nella casa dell’Ancora nera ove l’atrio si trova ad un livello più alto di quello del peristilio.

Si sente bene nell’isola in questione la vicinanza dell’anfiteatro da una parte e delle caserme dei gladiatori dall’altra.

Non c’è dubbio che le case nos 23, 25 siano state abitato da gladiatori.

(Translation: “Insula 3 of Region I belonged to a rather poor neighbourhood, with the exception of house No. 3 all the houses were not large in size.

The house at no. 3 had a special interest from the point of view of construction: the peristyle sits at a level higher than that of the atrium: this particularity was found only in this house. We have a contrary example in the House of the Black Anchor where the atrium was located at a higher level than that of the peristyle.

The nearness of the amphitheatre on one side and the gladiators' barracks on the other suited well the inhabitants of the insula in question.

There was no doubt that the houses numbered 23, 25 had been inhabited by gladiators.”).

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