Out soon: The House of Sallust in Pompeii, JRA suppl. 98 (2014)

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THE HOUSE OF SALLUST IN POMPEII (VI 2, 4)

by Anne Laidlaw and Marco Salvatore Stella
with contributions byJacquelyn Collins-Clinton, Archer Martin, Samuele Ranucci, & John Burge

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. HISTORY OF THE EXCAVATIONS
Anne Laidlaw
1.1. Overview of the earlier excavations, 1763-76
1.2. First excavation of the House of Actaeon/Sallust, 1776-80
1.3. Excavations between 1780 and 1805
1.4. Bourbon excavations in the House of Actaeon/Sallust, 5 January, 1805–12 February, 1806
1.5. French excavations, 2 March, 1806–25 February, 1809
1.6. Publications and subsequent history to 1943
1.7. 14 September, 1943, to 1969
1.8. Modern reconstruction and excavations, 1969-2010

2. THE ROOMS IN A.D.79: A DESCRIPTION
Anne Laidlaw and Jacquelyn Collins-Clinton
2.1. Façade
2.2. Other exterior walls
2.3. The main house block
2.4. Portico and gardens
2.5. The S side of the lot
2.6. Separate shops and bakery

3. BUILDING PHASES
Anne Laidlaw and Marco Salvatore Stella
3.1 Evidence for earlier occupation of the lot
3.2 Phase 1: Late Samnite period, c.150/130–90/80B.C.
3.3 Phase 2: Late Roman Republic, c.90/80–30/20B.C.
3.4 Phase 3: Augustan and early Julio-Claudian period, c.30/20B.C.–A.D.20/30
3.5 Phase 4/5: Early Empire, c.A.D.20/30 to 79
3.6 Phase 5: A.D.62-79

4. THE MODERN EXCAVATIONS, 1969-71
Anne Laidlaw and Archer Martin
4.1. Pottery (A. Martin)
4.2. First excavations, 1969: Soundings 1-4
4.3. Workmen’s trenches with cross-checks, 1970: Nos. 5-18
4.4. Excavations by the American staff, 1970: Soundings 19-29
4.5. Excavations by the American staff, 1971: Soundings 30-37

5. EXCAVATIONS BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA, 2005-7, 2010
Marco Salvatore Stella and Samuele Ranucci
5.1. Soundings 38-54
5.2. Cleaning operations A-H
5.3. Catalogo dei materiali, 2005-7 (M. S. Stella)
5.4. The coin finds in their archaeological context (S. Ranucci)

6. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BUILDING PHASES,WITH THE EVIDENCE
FOR THE RECONSTRUCTIONS
Anne Laidlaw and John Burge
A. Building phases (A. Laidlaw)
6.1. The Samnite house, c.140–90 B.C.
6.2. The Late Republican house, c.90-30 B.C.
6.3. The Augustan remodeling, c.30 B.C.–A.D.30
6.4. The Early Empire, c.A.D.30-79
6.5. Repairs after the earthquake, A.D. 62-79
B. Sources and basis for the reconstructions (J. Burge and A. Laidlaw)

APPENDIX:
Original texts in PAH and the Diario arranged by the order of the notes in chapter

END POCKET: plans and sections
Plan of the archaeological soundings, 1969-71, 1 : 100 (René Diaz)
Plan of the house, July 1970, 1 : 100 (René Diaz)
Photomosaic of the façade, 1 : 75 (Jennifer Stephens and Arthur Stephens)
Photomosaic, E–W section of the left (N) side of the fauces, atrium, left ala, and tablinum, 1 : 50 (Jennifer Stephens and Arthur Stephens)