Pompeii [site]

Item

Title
Pompeii [site]
Drafter
Heliog Chauvet
City
Pompeii, Campania, Italy
Location
Italy
Building Creation Date
6th century BCE-79 CE (inclusive)
79 CE (destruction)
Description
House of the Cetenary: restored longitudinal section
restored plan
current longitudinal section
the "Wildlife drunk", sections
plans
detail views
Located SE of Naples at foot of Mount Vesuvius
possibly founded by the Oscans in 6th century BCE
ruled by Samnites, then taken by Rome ca. 80 BCE
was prosperous city and resort
damaged by earthquake in 63 CE, rebuilt
destroyed by eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE.
Classification
Architectural Documentation
Building Type
archaeological sites
Documentation Type
plans
sections
details
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Cultural Context
Roman
Subject
Villas -- Roman -- Italy -- Pompeii -- Influence
Source
Seure, Georges. Monuments antiques, relevés et restaurés par les architectes pensionnaires de l’Académie de France à Rome
notices archéologiques par Georges Seure. Paris: C. Massin, 1910, 257-259.
Access Rights
Public Domain
Item sets
Architecture Illustrations
Media
https://www.myweb.ttu.edu/saschuma/31295007270209_257-259.jpg

“Pompeii [site]”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 14, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/18945