Address: Insula 1
Area: 740 square meters
Rooms: 21
The House of Siricus or the House of Vedia Siricus
and Vedium Numimaus is located on the narrow, winding street of
Vicolo dei Lupanare, which connects Via degli Augustalá with Via del
Abbandanza. The house of Siricus was originally excavated in the
mid-1850s and again in 1862 and 1872. The building is a two-storey
house consisting of two connected buildings with separate entrances
to the door number 47 on the street Vikolo dei Lupanare and the door
number 25 leading to Via Stabiana. Judging by the layout of the
rooms, the House of Siricus was connected from two houses. Some
rooms from neighboring buildings also apparently were bought from
neighbors. Having broken the walls, the new owner greatly expanded
his mansion. The house of Siricus got its name from the inscriptions
containing the name "Siricus", located next to these two main
entrances. Apparently it was the name of the owner.
During
the archaeological excavations in the House of Siricus, the bodies
of five victims, inhabitants of Pompeii, and the bones of a dog were
found. Apparently these were members of the host family. For some
reason, they decided not to run away. Interestingly, the bodies were
found several meters above the ground. That is, they died in the
last hours of the eruption of Vesuvius.
One of the frescoes. Most of the frescoes were taken to the Naples Museum.
SALVE LUCRUM, Glory to profit
Pompeii. 1853. A drawing called “House in Pompeii” was excavated for the visit of the imperial Russian princes. Hence the second name "House of Russian Princes"