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Pompeii: House of Cornelius Rufus, atrium (VIII 4,15)
Pompeii: Atrium with impluvium at House of Cornelius Rufus (photo: Athena Review 2003)
House of Cornelius Rufus (VIII.4.15)
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of the atrium with impluvium. This was one of several houses with a
fountain in the impluvium, connected to the town aqueduct. There are
remains of a mosaic around the impluvium.
Located at via d'Olconia 15. Excavated in 1855, 1861, and 1893.
The
House of Cornelius Rufus, also known as the Domus Cornelia, is situated
on the Via dell'Abbondanza across from the Stabian Baths. The house was
first excavated in 1855 and again in 1861 and 1893. The property
belonged to the gens Cornelia dating back to the time of Sulla
The
entrance opens off the south side of the Via dell'Abbondanza near its
junction with the Via Stabiana. The walls of the fauces (a)
retain some plaster remnants, but what remains is too faded to allow a
clear description of its decoration.
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The fauces opens directly
onto a rectangular atrium (b) complete with a central impluvium which
featured a small fountain. The house is in a general state of disrepair
with little in the way of remaining decoration..
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