Herculaneum III.1.
Casa dell’Albergo, rear entrance on Cardo III Inferiore, linked to III.2, 18
and 19.
Excavated between
1928-29.
Casa dell’Albergo, had already been partly brought back into the light during the old excavations.
See Pesando, F. and Guidobaldi, M.P. (2006). Pompei, Oplontis, Ercolano, Stabiae. Editori Laterza, (p.316)
According to Guidobaldi, this large dwelling with the curious unusual name was derived from a wrong identification of the use of the building at the moment of the partial 18th century excavation.
See Guidobaldi, M.P, 2009: Ercolano, guida agli scavi. Naples, Electa Napoli, (p.58).
Wallace-Hadrill wrote that this enormous and very prestigious house was excavated in nineteenth century excavations and was unreported, and now ruinous.
The main entrance would have been at number 19.
Peristyle, area
31, and rooms on north and south of it
Herculaneum, September 2015.
Looking east from access bridge towards lower rooms of Casa dell’Albergo, (III.1/2/18/19) and area of the beachfront.
Looking east from access bridge towards lower rooms of Casa dell’Albergo, (III.1/2/18/19) and area of the beachfront.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, April 2018.
Looking north towards lower rooms of Casa dell’Albergo with the portico and terrace on the floor above.
Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King. Use is subject to Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.
III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, September 2015.
Looking north-east from access bridge towards lower rooms of Casa dell’Albergo with the portico and terrace on the floor above.
III.1/2/18/19 Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking north-east from access bridge towards lower rooms of Casa dell’Albergo.
III.1/2/18/19 Herculaneum, September 2015.
Looking east from access bridge, with detail of lower rooms of Casa dell’Albergo. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, August 2013. Looking north-east from access bridge towards lower rooms. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, June 2011.
Looking north-east from access bridge towards lower rooms. Photo courtesy of Sera Baker.
III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, June 2011.
Looking north-east from access bridge towards lower rooms. Photo courtesy of Sera Baker.
Looking east from Ins. III, showing depth of solidified ash still to be excavated below the upper entrance road/ramp. May 2006.
Herculaneum, June 2011.
Looking east from Ins. III, showing depth of solidified ash still to be excavated below the upper entrance road/ramp.
Photo courtesy of Sera Baker.
III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, June 2012. Looking north from access roadway towards upper and lower rooms, on right.
Note the access bridge now leads to the southern part of the roadway at Cardo III. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.1/2/18/19,
Herculaneum, August
2021. Looking north towards upper (ground) level rooms, on left.
On the right are the House of the Mosaic
Atrium, and the House of the Stags, with terraces above the beachfront.
Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.
III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, September 2019.
Looking north from access roadway towards
upper and lower rooms, on left. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, April 2018. Looking
north from access roadway towards upper and lower rooms, on left.
Photo
courtesy of Ian Lycett-King. Use is subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
License v.4 International.
III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, March 2008. Looking north from access roadway towards upper and lower rooms, on right.
Note the access bridge leading onto the southern large terrace with remains of collapsed massive square pilasters.
Photo courtesy of Sera Baker.
III.1/2/18/19, Herculaneum, October 2001. Looking north from access roadway towards upper and lower rooms, in centre.
Note the access bridge used to lead onto the southern large terrace with remains of collapsed massive square pilasters.
Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Looking west towards access bridge above solidified depth of ash/volcanic debris, leading towards Ins. III.
March 2008. Photo courtesy of Sera Baker.
III.1 Herculaneum. August 2021.
Looking east to wall on south side of entrance doorway, on left, and across rooms. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015.
Looking towards entrance doorway on east side of Cardo III Inferiore. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2019.
Area 31, looking across garden area towards
north side, and north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
III.1 Herculaneum, April 2013.
Area 31, looking across garden area towards north side, and north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
III.1 Herculaneum, 7th
August 1976. Area 31, looking across garden area towards north-east
corner.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George
Fay’s slides collection.
III.1 Herculaneum, August 2021. Area 31, looking north across garden area. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 31 peristyle, mosaic floor of south portico of upper floor.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 31 peristyle, looking east across mosaic floor in south portico of the garden area.
III.1 Herculaneum, April 2016. Room 23, looking east across room 25 towards wall of room 24. Photo courtesy of Pauline Case.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015.
Room 24, looking south along east wall, and through window into room 25, both rooms opening out onto terrace 22.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 24, looking south.
According to Guidobaldi, on the south side of the peristyle were the most prestigious reception and living rooms (rooms 23, 24, 25 and 26).
With the sole exception of oecus 26, the others all looked out onto the large southern terrace with massive square pillars (22), largely collapsed by the failure of the vaults below.
See Guidobaldi,
M.P, 2009: Ercolano, guida agli scavi. Naples, Electa Napoli, (p.58).
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015.
Room 31 peristyle, looking towards south-east corner of south portico, and entrance doorway with mosaic threshold into room 23.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 23, looking south from peristyle 31.
Ins. III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 23, threshold, looking west.
Ins. III.1 Herculaneum, October 2020. Room 23, detail of continuation of threshold mosaic. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
III, 19/18/1, Herculaneum, August 2013. Room 23, detail of mosaic threshold. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
III, 19/18/1, Herculaneum, 7th August 1976. Room 23, detail of mosaic threshold.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George
Fay’s slides collection.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 23, looking towards west wall.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 23, detail of floor in south-west corner.
III.1 Herculaneum. August 2021. Room 23, looking towards south wall with doorway. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.
III.1 Herculaneum, April 2016. Room 23, looking towards south wall with doorway. Photo courtesy of Pauline Case.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 23, south wall with doorway.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Room 23, east wall.
III, 19/18/1, Herculaneum. October 2012.
Room 23, looking towards doorway on south-east side of portico from peristyle, 31. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.1 Herculaneum, October 2020.
Looking south-east from corner of area 31, towards rooms on south side of house. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015.
Looking east from south-east corner of area 31, towards wall to corridor 17 and rooms 8, 12, 9, 10 etc.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2019.
Area 31, looking across garden area from south-east corner, towards west side, and north-west corner, from east portico.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
III.1/,2/18/19, Herculaneum. 1968. Area 31, looking north-west across garden area. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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III.1 Herculaneum, October 2020. Area 31, looking north along east portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2019.
Area 31, looking north along east portico, with doorway to atrium, centre right. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Area 31, looking north along east portico of peristyle.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Area 31, looking east from portico across atrium 2 towards entrance vestibule 1, and III.19.
III.1 Herculaneum, September 2015. Area 31, threshold from east portico to atrium, looking east.
III.1 Herculaneum, October 2014. Area 31 peristyle, Looking west across east portico. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.1 Herculaneum, October 2014. Area 31, east and north portico, looking south-west from near room 34. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.1 Herculaneum. August 2021.
Area 31, looking towards north-east corner, with doorway to room 34, on left. Photo courtesy of Robert Hanson.
III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, October 2014. Looking south-east across room 34, towards doorway into room 32.
From north-east corner of Peristyle 31. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.1 Herculaneum, October 2014.
Area 31, looking west along north portico, from near room 34. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.1 Herculaneum, October 2014. Area 31 north portico of peristyle, looking north into room 44. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, October 2014.
Area 31, looking north-west from north portico, towards room 47 and 46 (including entrance at III.2), on left.
On the right is room 45 with doorway and steps, linking through corridor to room 44. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, October 2014.
Looking east along corridor towards room 44. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
III.19/18/1 Herculaneum, August
2021. Area 31, looking south-east. Photo
courtesy of Robert Hanson.
III, 1/2/18/19, Herculaneum. May 2006. Area 31, Looking south-east across sunken peristyle.
III.1/2/18/19 Herculaneum, May 2001. Area 31, looking south
across large sunken peristyle. Photo
courtesy of Current Archaeology.
III, 1/2/18/19, Herculaneum. 1978. Area 31, looking south-east. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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III, 1/2/18/19, Herculaneum. 1957. Area 31, sunken garden area from west portico (67). Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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III. 1/2/18/19, Herculaneum. May 2006. Area 31, looking south from west side of large sunken peristyle of III, 1/2/18/19.
Note - the
access bridge to the site used to lead onto the southern rooms and peristyle.
III, 1,2,18/19, Herculaneum. 1978.
Looking south from garden area 31 towards the south portico, towards remains of house. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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III, 1,2,18/19 Casa dell’Albergo, Herculaneum. 1978. South-west corner of area 31. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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III, 1,2,18/19, Herculaneum. 1957. South-west corner of area 31. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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