IX.8.6 Pompeii. Casa del Centenario or House of the Centenary

or Domus A Rustii Veri e Tiberius Claudi Veri. 

Linked to IX.8.3, IX.8.8, IX.8.a and IX.8.c.  Excavated 1879, 1881 and 1902.

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IX.8.6 Pompeii.  December 2007.  Entrance on Via Nola.

According to Della Corte, this magnificient dwelling, belonged to the Verus family.

According to the graffiti written on the façade, this was A. Rustius Verus, noted as aedile and duumvir candidate.

Another mentioned was Ti. Claudius Verus, who held the position of supreme magistrate for the year 61-62.

 

On the east (left) side of the entrance doorway, between IX.8.7 and 6, were found –

(A.) Rustius (Verus) (rogat)  [CIL IV 3750]

(A.) Rustius (Verus) facit      [CIL IV 3751]

And a third written at the side of number 3 read - (A.) Rustius (Verus) facit     [CIL IV 3738 with Note 4]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.133) 

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), these read as –

 

M(arcum) Licinium Faus

/tinu[m]

aed(ilem) v(iis) a(edibus) s(acris) p(ublicis) p(rocurandis) v(irum) b(onum) d(ignum) r(ei) [p(ublicae) o(ro)] v(os) f(aciatis) Rustius rog(at)    [CIL IV 3750]

 

C(aium) Calventium Sittium

/IIv(i)r(um)

Rustius facit OMLVS idem facit      [CIL IV 3751]

 

L(ucium) Popidium Secundum

aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) Fustius faci ,<t=I> scrib[it      [CIL IV 3738]

 

Also found were the following recommendations from the neighbours.

 

Ti. Claudium Verum, II virum  

vicini rogant         [CIL IV 367]

 

Ti. Claudium Verum 

vicini rog(ant)      [CIL IV 440]

 

They prove the nearness of the house of this magistrate, but cannot identify it precisely. 

Mau thought it was definitely the House of the Centenario because of the graffiti found on the middle column on the south side of the peristyle.

This named - Ti(berius) Claudius Ver(us)      [CIL IV 5229]

 

Also found on the façade, between the entrances of numbers IX.8.7 and 6, was the electoral programme -

Rustium Verum d.i.d

(Ti. Claudi) Vere, fac qui te fecit      [CIL IV 3760 with Note 2]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.131) 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), this read as –

Rustium Verum d(uumvirum) i(ure) d(icundo)

/ vere

fac qui te fe[cit]       [CIL IV 3760]

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. Entrance doorway, looking south.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance mosaic of dolphin pursued by a seahorse.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. Entrance mosaic.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 1, cubiculum.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, north wall and north-east corner.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south along east side of atrium.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. East side of atrium looking south.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 2, small room or cupboard.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 3, cubiculum.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, east wall.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, ala on east side of atrium.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, east wall.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, south wall.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, north wall.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, floor.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. September 2004. 

Looking north along east side of atrium.

 

IX.8.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-west across the atrium.

 

 

 

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