I.3.10 Pompeii. Entrance to dwelling with steps to upper floor.

Linked to I.3.9. Excavated 1868.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east towards doorway from room with tubs and furnaces, towards rear of property. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking east towards doorway from room with tubs and furnaces, towards rear of property.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking west through doorway from rear of property.
On the left can be seen the entrance to the western room of the three in the south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking west through doorway from rear of property.

On the left can be seen the entrance to the western room of the three in the south-east corner.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards three rooms situated against the south wall and south-east corner, from rear room. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking towards three rooms situated against the south wall and south-east corner, from rear room.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. May 2005. Three rooms on the south side of the rear, taken from I.3.16

I.3.10 Pompeii. May 2005. Sarno canal route. Looking south across large room at rear, to doorways of three smaller rooms.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south towards western room of the three in the south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking north across western room of three. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking west across western room of three. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. December 2006. Third room on south side, at the rear.Looking south.

I.3.10 Pompeii. December 2006. Third room on south side, at the rear. Looking south.

I.3.10 Pompeii. June 2005. Looking south across third room on south side, at the rear.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix

I.3.10 Pompeii. June 2005. Looking south across third room on south side, at the rear. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south to two other doorways to rooms in the south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. December 2006.Two of the rooms in the south-east corner, of the south side at the rear.

I.3.10 Pompeii. December 2006. Two of the rooms in the south-east corner, of the south side at the rear.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking north across central room of three in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south to doorway to eastern room in south-east corner. Note blocked up doorway leading to I.3.8b. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south to doorway to eastern room in south-east corner.

Note blocked up doorway leading to I.3.8b. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of doorway into eastern room in south-east corner.
Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Detail of doorway into eastern room in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking north through doorway from eastern room.
Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking north through doorway from eastern room. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east in room in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east in room at rear of property. The three rooms in the south-east corner are on the right. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east in room at rear of property.

The three rooms in the south-east corner are on the right. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. May 2005. Sarno canal route. Looking north across large rear room at rear.

I.3.10 Pompeii. May 2005. Sarno canal route. Looking north-east across large rear room at rear.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east from rear room, along course of Sarno canal. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east from rear room, along course of Sarno canal.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. North wall and north-west corner of room at rear of property. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking west from rear room, along course of Sarno canal. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

I.3.10 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking west from rear room, along course of Sarno canal.

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.”).

Part 1