Suburani

17. POMPEII

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A pair of gold earrings with three dangling pieces two of which are attached to small round pearls.

Gold and pearl earrings of the style found at Pompeii.

A mosaic in the entrance of a building with a dog depicted in black on white. The words beneath say CAVE CANEM.

In the House of the Tragic Poet on the floor, just inside the door, there was a mosaic of a dog, with the words: CAVE CANEM.

A room which has been painted red with a black border at the bottom. A lot of the paint has worn away leaving plain grey wall behind. there are two rectangular openings on the back wall onto a garden. In the centre of the room is a large, square bath with steep sides.

The remains of the fullonica of Stephanus in Pompeii.

A wall painting with a red border. In the central panel the background is black and painted figures of cupids work on different stages of perfume making.

This wall painting from the House of the Vettii in Pompeii shows perfume being made and sold. The workers are mythological creatures, male Cupids and female Psyches.

Small stones arrnaged in cement on the floor read SALVE LUCRUM.

A mosaic from the floor of the House of Siricus in Pompeii shows the words SALVE LUCRUM – ‘Hail, profit’.

A wall painting showing a mountain with vines growing on it. In the foreground is a man wearing a bunch of grapes. At his feet is a snake.

This wall painting, from the House of the Centenary, shows Bacchus, the god of wine, wearing a bunch of grapes. Behind him stands Mount Vesuvius, its slopes covered in vineyards.

A photograph of a street in Pompeii, with paving slabs on the road and stepping stones to cross. At the sides are raised pavements with shopfronts. In the background the road passses through a gate.

The Via Mercurio, a street in Pompeii running north from the forum, was lined with shops, workshops, and bars.

A round terracotta oil lamp. It has an extension on one side of it which extends to a circular opening. In the centre of the lamp is a decorative detail of a small bird sitting on a branch.

A wall painting showing a man standing in a wooden stall, his arms resting on the sides. He is standing in a basin filled with liquid. On either side are similar stalls and basins in a row.

A painted pillar in a fullonica. We can see workers standing in basins in the stone treading stalls. Some of the workers are children.

A very intricate and detailed mosaic showing two armies clashing. In the forefront a horse has fallen. Chariots and horses clash and in the back spears point skyward

The Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun shows Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, fighting Darius, the King of Persia, probably at the Battle of Issos in 333 bc. Alexander, on the left, is on horseback, while Darius is in a chariot. This is the mosaic which Currax sees in the story familia Ampliātī. We have imagined Ampliatus living in the House of the Faun. The mosaic measures 2.7m x 5.12m and over one and a half million tiny tesserae were used.