Herculaneum V.30, Casa dell’ Atrio Corinzio or House of the Corinthian Atrium.
Excavated 1933-34.
This is the only house, so far excavated at Herculaneum, with a type of Corinthian atrium, that is to say with more than four columns placed around the impluvium, and this set into a central garden. An upper floor was probably above all the rooms on the south side, with the stairs leading up within room 9.
See Pesando, F.
& Giuidobaldi, M.P. (2006). Pompei
Oplontis Ercolano Stabiae. Rome, Laterza, (p.356))
Just once, (in Herculaneum), inside a private house, that of the Corinthian Atrium, we find an advertisement for the ten pairs of gladiators of Numisius Genialis that will fight in Herculaneum on 22nd February.
See Wallace-Hadrill, A. (2011). Herculaneum, Past and Future. London, Frances Lincoln Ltd., (p. 297).
According to the Ancient Graffiti Project this read as:
VIII K(alendas)
Martias
Numisii Genialis
gladiatorum paria
X
Herculani [CIL IV 10579]
Translation: On the eighth day before the Kalends of March (= February 24), ten pairs of gladiators (sponsored by) Numisius Genialis (will fight) at Herculaneum
See The Ancient Graffiti Project
According to Cooley this was found on a column in the atrium and translated as:
On 22 February, at the games? of Numisius Genialis, 10 pairs of gladiators will fight at Herculaneum.
See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2014. Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge, D12, p. 66.
Ins. Orientalis II. on left, Ins. V. on right, Herculaneum. May 2009. Looking south on Cardo V Superiore.
The remains of the brick columns along the edge of the roadway, on right, would have supported a small portico. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
According to Maiuri, outside the doorway of V.30 was a little portico along the roadway, and with a stretch of better pavement adorned with marble.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2022.
Looking north towards entrance doorway on west side of Cardo V. Superiore. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2022.
Looking south towards entrance doorway on west side of Cardo V. Superiore. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2015.
Looking towards entrance doorway on west side of Cardo V. Superiore. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2015. Looking west from entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum. May 2006. House of the Corinthian Atrium.
Entrance doorway with twin brick columns, and marble steps from fauces to atrium.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012.
Looking towards east side of atrium, with doorway to oecus (1) on the left, and entrance doorway, on the right. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2011.
Looking towards north-east corner of atrium, with doorway to oecus (1) in the centre, and entrance doorway, on the right.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012. Oecus 1, looking east from atrium. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2011. Oecus 1, looking east across flooring from atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Doorway threshold or sill leading to oecus (1). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2011. Oecus 1, detail of doorway threshold and flooring. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2011. Oecus 1, detail of flooring. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2011. Oecus 1, looking north along doorway threshold and flooring. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012. Oecus 1, painted decoration on north wall. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Oecus 1, mosaic flooring with central emblem. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013.
Oecus 1, emblema set in black and white mosaic with central emblem of a slab of giallo antico marble. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012.
Oecus 1, flooring of black and white mosaic, and emblema in centre made of yellow “marmo antico”. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2006. Mosaic floor from Oecus 1.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012. Looking east across atrium towards the oecus and entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2006. Looking east across the atrium towards the doorway to the oecus.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Looking east across atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2006. Looking east.
According to Jashemski, inserted in the low wall, on the right, was the ancient well which had been in this house from its earliest days.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.270)
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012.
Looking north-west across atrium from ancient well. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Looking north-west across atrium towards the tablinum/triclinium 2, on the west end of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2006.
Looking west across the atrium with shallow impluvium with a fountain jet in the centre and planted areas on each side.
The six stuccoed tufa columns (white and fluted above, red below), three on each side, were connected by a low wall.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013.
Looking west across atrium towards the shallow impluvium crossed by the channels of a cruciform fountain, at its centre.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013.
Looking north-west towards the tablinum/triclinium 2, at the west end of the atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012.
Painted decoration from north wall of atrium, in north-west corner near room 2. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 2. West wall.
V.30 Herculaneum. Room 2. Architectural scene with figure from west wall.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8578.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013.
Upper north wall and north-west corner of Room 2, triclinium. Photo courtesy of
Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Upper north wall and north-east corner of triclinium (2). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013.
Looking towards south and west side of atrium. Room 3 is the doorway on the right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012. Room 3, looking west. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Room 3, painting of a naval battle on south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2006. South wall, wall painting of a naval battle from cubiculum (3)
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Room 3, painting of a naval battle on north wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, March
2008. Room 3, north wall with painting of a naval battle. Photo courtesy of Sera Baker.
V.30 Herculaneum, March
2008. Wall painting of a naval battle from room 3, cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Sera Baker.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2006. Wall painting of a naval battle from room 3, cubiculum.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012.
Room 5, ala on south-west side of atrium, looking towards south wall and south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012. Room 5, remains of painting on south wall. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012. Room 5, looking south-east across flooring. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Looking towards south and west side of atrium.
Room 7 is the doorway in the centre of the south wall, near column. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Room 7, east wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012. Room 7, east wall. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Room 7, south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012. Room 7, south wall. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Room 7, upper east wall and vaulted south-east end of ceiling. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012. Room 7, looking south to upper wall and ceiling. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2006. Room 7, looking towards south-east corner of ceiling.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Room 7, cherub on central flat part of painted ceiling. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Room 7, detail of cherub on central flat part of painted ceiling. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, May 2006. Room 7, looking south across central flat part of ceiling.
V.30 Herculaneum. August 2013. Room 7, vaulted alcove in south-west corner of ceiling. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum. May 2009.
Looking north-west across the atrium from near the doorway to the kitchen area. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
V.30 Herculaneum, October 2012.
Looking across kitchen area, room 9, towards latrine. The steps to the upper floor were also in this room. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.