with the name of Publius Vedius Siricus, a figure belonging to the political and commercial class of the city. The complex is the result of the union of two residential units during the 1st century BC, while the older nucleus, dating back to the 2nd century BC, was initially separated from the nearby Stabian Baths by a small alley, later included in the access to the women's sector of the Baths. The two atriums are located on opposite sides of the block, and at the main entrance on
Vico del Lupanare there is the inscription in mosaic tiles SALVE LUCRU (welcome, profit!). After the earthquake of 62 AD, the large hall was redecorated with a marble slab floor and with frescoes that tell various myths (Hercules drunk and
Thetis in Hephaestus' workshop) and the Trojan War (Aeneas wounded and the construction of the walls of Troy).
01912 The house owes its name to the discovery of a bronze seal bearing the name of Publius Vedius Siricus, a person who belonged to the political and merchant class of the city. The building resulted from the merging of two individual houses during the 1st century BC, whilst the oldest part, dating back to the 2nd century BC, was originally separated by a narrow alleyway from the nearby Stabian Baths, then later subsumed into the entrance to the female sector of the Baths.
The two atria are located on opposite sides of the block, and at the main entrance on Vico del Lupanare there is an inscription in mosaic tiles which reads "SALVE LUCRU" (Welcome earnings!). After the earthquake of AD 62 the great hall was redecorated with marble slab flooring and frescoes depicting mythological subjects (Hercules inebriated and Thetis in the workshop of Hephaestus) and the Trojan War (Wounded Aeneas and the Construction of the Walls of Troy)
The museum and the tour are very exciting and I would definitely recommend it. It feels like a journey back in time to the lives of people from the past.
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