Herculaneum Streets. Cardo IV. North to south.
Looking south from north end, along Cardo IV Superiore from corner with Decumanus Maximus. September 2015.
Cardo IV, Herculaneum. April 2005. West side at north end near junction with Decumanus Maximus.
Painted graffito on side of water tower showing the remains of a painted edict on behalf of two local aediles, M. Rufellius Robia and A. Tetteius.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, Herculaneum. April 2005.
Detail from the painted edict written on the side of the water tower on west side at north end.
This edict prohibited the dumping of dirt and excrement near the water tower.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, Herculaneum. October 2012. North-east corner of Ins. VI.
Looking towards west wall, with street altar and remains of two painted serpents.
Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum. May 2006. Remains of painted serpent on south side of street altar.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum. May 2006. Remains of painted serpent on north side of street altar.
Cardo IV, Herculaneum. May 2005. Looking north towards the east side at north end.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, Herculaneum. May 2005.
Looking down on lead pipes in pavement of east side at north end, outside of V.9.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, Herculaneum. May 2005. Looking south. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, Herculaneum. May 2005. Looking north.
On the east side (right) is V.8, Casa del bel Cortile. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, Herculaneum. April 2011. Looking
north along Cardo IV Superiore towards entrance doorway of IV.8, on right.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Cardo IV Superiore, Herculaneum. May 2010.
Looking north-east
along Cardo IV Superiore towards entrance doorway of IV.8.
Cardo IV, east side, Herculaneum. October 2015.
Looking south to entrance doorway at V.8, to
Casa del Bel Cortile, on left. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Cardo IV Superiore, Herculaneum. Looking
north along Cardo IV Superiore towards Insula V., during excavations.1935.
Photo by Fratelli
Alinari (I.D.E.A.). Alinari No 43312.
V.6, the doorway to the wine/food shop is on
the right.
V.7, the doorway to Casa di Nettuno e
Anfitrite or House of Neptune and Amphitrite and upper floor, is in the centre.
V.8, is the area still being excavated
beneath props holding wall up, on left.
Used with the permission of the Institute of
Archaeology, University of Oxford. File name instarchbx116im012 Resource ID
42241.
See photo on University of Oxford HEIR
database
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum. June 2008. Exterior wall
of VI.8 and VI.9. Photo
courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum.
June 2008. Exterior upper wall of VI.8 and VI.9. Photo courtesy
of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum. June 2008. Exterior wall
of VI.8 and VI.9. Photo
courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum. May 2004.
Exterior façade, remains of column and pavement between VI.8 and VI.9.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum. May 2004. Pavement on west
side between VI.8 and VI.9. Photo
courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum. June 2008. Exterior wall
near VI.9. Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum. June 2008. Exterior upper
wall above VI.9. Photo
courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum. June 2008. Exterior wall
near VI.9. Photo courtesy of
Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum. June 2008. Exterior upper
wall above VI.9. Photo
courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum, June 2008. Exterior wall between VI.9, on left, and VI.10, on right.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum, June 2008. Exterior upper wall between VI.9, on left, and VI.10, on right.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum, June 2008. Exterior facade near doorway to VI.10.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV, west side, Herculaneum, June 2008. Exterior upper facade, near doorway to VI.10.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV. Superiore, Herculaneum. May 2010.
Looking north, from near V.4, on the right.
Cardo IV.
Superiore, Herculaneum. September 2019. Looking north, from near V.2, on the
right.
Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Cardo IV. Superiore, Herculaneum. May 2010.
Looking south from near V.4, on the left.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum. September 2015.
Cardo IV Inferiore, on left, at junction with Decumanus Inferiore, on right. III.10 is on right.
Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum. May 2010. Looking south with Ins. IV on left, Ins. III on right.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking south from near doorway to III.12, on right.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum. October 2001.
Looking south-along from near III.12, on right and Ins, IV, on left.
Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum. May 2004. Looking south-west along west side from III.12 on right.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum. October 2001. Looking south-west along west side at III 14.
Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking north between Ins. III, 17 on left, and Ins. IV, 2/1 on right.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum. 1935. Photo by Fratelli Alinari (I.D.E.A.). Alinari No 43137 (1935) oN.
Looking north from III.17, Casa dell’ Ara Laterizia or House of the Brick Altar, on left, and IV.2, Casa dell’ Atrio a mosaico or House of the Mosaic Atrium, on right.
The colonnade in the centre of the photo is outside III.14, Casa a Graticcio or House of the Wattle Work (Opus Craticium).
Used with the permission of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford. File name instarchbx116im013 Resource ID 42232.
See photo on University of Oxford HEIR database
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum, September 2015. Looking north between Ins. III, on left, and Ins. IV, 2/1 on right.
Cardo IV, Herculaneum. September 2019. Looking north from near IV.1/2, on right.
Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Cardo IV, Herculaneum. June 2008. Looking north from near IV.1/2, on right.
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum, October 2014.
Looking north from access roadway, between Ins. III, on left, and Ins. IV, 2/1 on right.
Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Cardo IV Inferiore, Herculaneum, October 2014. Looking north along Cardo IV
Inferiore.
At the south end of the roadway is a ramped passageway, leading down to the beachfront.
Photo courtesy of
Michael Binns.
Cardo IV Inferiore,
Herculaneum, September 2015.
Looking south down
ramped passageway, at south end of Cardo IV Inferiore.
This would appear
to have joined with the passageway from the end of Cardo V, and then jointly
led down to the beachfront.
Cardo IV Inferiore,
Herculaneum, April 2013. Looking north from access roadway towards roadway, in
centre of photo.
Below the roadway,
but above the “Sacred Area”, is the vaulted exit from the ramped
passageway/gate at the south end of Cardo IV. Inferiore.
Photo courtesy of
Klaus Heese.
Herculaneum, July 2007. Looking north from access roadway towards Sacred Area terrace, lower part of photo.
Above and behind the terrace, in the centre of the photo, is the vaulted exit from the ramped passageway at the south end of Cardo IV. Inferiore.
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Stephens. ©jfs2007_HERC-8623.
Cardo IV Inferiore, centre. 1978.
Below the roadway is the vaulted passageway/gate (blocked) leading via a
ramp, to the beachfront.
Photo courtesy of
Roberta Falanelli.