VII.6.18 Pompeii. Water Reservoir. Stairs to upper floor.

Excavated 1817, 1840.

According to Garcia y Garcia Region VII, Insula VI was one of the insulae most devastated over the years since its excavation.

He calls it the “Cinderella” of Pompeii. Between the years 1759 and 1762 it was vandalised and stripped by the Bourbons, then re-interred.

Then came the slow and non-systematic uncovering again before the final destruction in September 1943.

The area was ignored and abandoned during the years following the war, which reduced the insula to a heap of bricks and masonry.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.102).

VII.6.18 Pompeii. March 2009. 

Entrance on Vicolo delle Terme, together with doorway to VII.6.17.

Between VII.6.16 and VII.6.17 are three large water storage reservoirs that feed the Forum Baths.

VII.6.17 gives access to the lower part of the reservoirs.

VII.6.18 gives access to the upper part of the reservoirs.

It is estimated the reservoirs held 430,000 litres of water.

VII.6.18 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance on Vicolo delle Terme.

This gave access to the terracotta pipe that went over the Vicolo delle Terme.

This fed the water to the Forum Baths in VII.5.

VII.6.18 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance.

VII.6.18 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking west towards stairs.

VII.6.18 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance.

VII.6.18 Pompeii. May 2005. Stairs.

VII.6.18 Pompeii. May 2005. Looking into hole in stairs to upper floor.