II.2.2 Pompeii. House of Loreius Tiburtinus or House of D. Octavius Quartio.

Excavated 1916, 1918, 1921, 1933-35 and 1973. Linked to II.2.5.

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II.2.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, triclinium with walls painted with scenes of myths.

North-west corner.

 

Della Corte identifies the following scenes:

 

North wall:

A group of heroes with the inscription ….YGES (possibly Phryges) [at extreme west end]

[Following] Patrocles fighting on a wagon and with the arms of Achilles, with the inscriptions XANTUS, BADIUS and PATROCLOS

[Following the previous] Thetis gives the weapons to her son; Automedon readies the chariot: with the inscriptions THETIS, BADIUS, ACHiLL[e]S and AUTO[me]DON

At the east extremity, after a gap whose fragments were perhaps dispersed in preceding explorations, the body of Hector dragged by the chariot. With the inscriptions [hect]OR and AUTOMEDON

 

East wall:

The Funeral of Patroclus

Games in his honour

Ransom of body of Hector

 

South wall: (Left to right)

Apollo firing arrows causing a plague throughout the Greek army [West end]

A horse is being watered, guarded by a hero [opposite end]

 

West wall:

Scene of combat with inscriptions to DANAUS and …AON

Scene of combat with inscriptions to AI(ax) TELAMONIUS and HECTOR

 

See Della Corte in Maiuri, A., 1928. Nuovi Scavi nella Via dell’Abbondanza. Milano: Hoepli. (p. 111-2).

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, north wall of triclinium.

In the narrow frieze above the marbled band are scenes from the Iliad. Left to right:

Patrocles fighting on a wagon and with the arms of Achilles, with the inscriptions XANTUS, BADIUS and PATROCLOS

Thetis gives the weapons to her son; Automedon readies the chariot: with the inscriptions THETIS, BADIUS, ACHiLL[e]S and AUTO[me]DON

At the east end is The body of Hector being dragged by the chariot. With the inscriptions [hect]OR and AUTOMEDON

See Della Corte in Maiuri, A., 1928. Nuovi Scavi nella Via dell’Abbondanza. Milano: Hoepli. (p. 111-2).

 

II.2 2 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 14, north wall of triclinium. Detail of a scene from the history of Troy.

Thetis gives the weapons to her son Achilles (on left); Automedon readies Achilles chariot (on right):

These had the inscriptions THETIS, BADIUS, ACHiLL[e]S and AUTO[me]DON.

See Della Corte in Maiuri, A., 1928. Nuovi Scavi nella Via dell’Abbondanza. Milano: Hoepli. (p. 111-2).

 

II.2 2 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 14, north wall of triclinium, east end.

The corpse of Hector is being dragged behind a chariot.

With the inscriptions [Hect]OR and AUTOMEDON

See Della Corte in Maiuri, A., 1928. Nuovi Scavi nella Via dell’Abbondanza. Milano: Hoepli. (p. 111-2).

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, east wall of triclinium.

The larger upper section depicts Hercules’ battle with Laomedon, King of Troy.

The narrower lower section shows stories from the Trojan War featuring Achilles.

The Funeral of Patroclus.

Games in his honour.

Ransom of the body of Hector.

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 14, east wall of triclinium.

The larger upper section depicting Hercules’ battle with Laomedon, King of Troy.

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. July 2011. Room 14, east wall of triclinium.

The upper section depicts Hercules’ battle with and killing of Laomedon, King of Troy.

The narrower lower section shows stories from the Trojan War featuring Achilles.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 14, east wall of triclinium.

Hercules’ battle with Laomedon, King of Troy.

The lower section shows stories from the Trojan War featuring Achilles.

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. July 2011. Room 14, east wall in south-east corner of triclinium.

Hercules’ battle with Laomedon, King of Troy.

The lower section shows stories from the Trojan War featuring Achilles.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. July 2011. Room 14, detail from south-east corner of triclinium.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. July 2011. Room 14, detail from east wall of triclinium.

Hercules’ battle with Laomedon, King of Troy. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. July 2011. Room 14, detail from east wall of triclinium.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. July 2011. Room 14, detail from east wall of triclinium.

Hercules’ battle with Laomedon, King of Troy.

The lower section shows stories from the Trojan War featuring Achilles.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

II.2.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, south-east corner of triclinium.

 

 

 

 

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