House of Sallust
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The House of Sallust is a domus
house in Pompeii
. The oldest parts of the domus has been dated to the 4th century BC but the main expansions were built in the 2nd century BC. Because of this we are able to learn much about the development of the single family domus house. It is located on the east side of the Via Consolare. It is named after an election notice which was placed on the facade of the building, recommending Gaius Sallustius for office. It is sometimes called the House of A. Cossus Libanus because of a seal found in the house.
It was first excavated between 1805 and 1809, was damaged by a bomb in World War II
and was restored in 1970.
house from the Samnite Period, and was made of Tufa blocks. It had six shops on its west side and an entrance corridor in the middle. This went though into the atrium with compluvium and impluvium. The atrium contained two alae, four cubicula, a tablinum
, four other rooms and a garden.
Over time, we can see the addition of new features, such as the peristyle
(a colonnaded garden) which was imported from Greece in the 2nd century BC, and the second atrium, which also became popular around this time. It eventually expanded to use almost all the garden space, its development was cut short due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
.
Domus
In ancient Rome, the domus was the type of house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen during the Republican and Imperial eras. They could be found in almost all the major cities throughout the Roman territories...
house in Pompeii
Pompeii
The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning...
. The oldest parts of the domus has been dated to the 4th century BC but the main expansions were built in the 2nd century BC. Because of this we are able to learn much about the development of the single family domus house. It is located on the east side of the Via Consolare. It is named after an election notice which was placed on the facade of the building, recommending Gaius Sallustius for office. It is sometimes called the House of A. Cossus Libanus because of a seal found in the house.
It was first excavated between 1805 and 1809, was damaged by a bomb in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and was restored in 1970.
History
The House of Sallust was originally a single atriumAtrium (architecture)
In modern architecture, an atrium is a large open space, often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows, often situated within a larger multistory building and often located immediately beyond the main entrance doors...
house from the Samnite Period, and was made of Tufa blocks. It had six shops on its west side and an entrance corridor in the middle. This went though into the atrium with compluvium and impluvium. The atrium contained two alae, four cubicula, a tablinum
Tablinum
In Roman architecture, a tablinum was a room generally situated on one side of the atrium and opposite to the entrance; it opened in the rear on to the peristyle, with either a large window or only an anteroom or curtain...
, four other rooms and a garden.
Over time, we can see the addition of new features, such as the peristyle
Peristyle
In Hellenistic Greek and Roman architecture a peristyle is a columned porch or open colonnade in a building surrounding a court that may contain an internal garden. Tetrastoon is another name for this feature...
(a colonnaded garden) which was imported from Greece in the 2nd century BC, and the second atrium, which also became popular around this time. It eventually expanded to use almost all the garden space, its development was cut short due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, about east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting...
.