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This index is based on the full names in a house, villa, bar or tomb name, in Pompeii or surrounding towns and areas. You will find the same pompeiiinpictures house may have many different names or has been renamed or referred to by different names, accurately or inaccurately, over the last few centuries. Not all houses have names. Where there are nameplates on the houses themselves we have used these but most have no nameplate on them.
The original Roman house names and numbers are not known. Those in use today have evolved in a variety of ways since the site was rediscovered and excavated. Some houses or shops are named after possible owners if a named artefact such as a seal, or graffiti for example have been found there. Others are named after paintings or significant discoveries such as a surgeons instruments or architectural features. Many were named after visiting dignitaries, who sometimes visited several times or to several houses and each house may have the same or a similar name.
Our index is based mainly upon the English, Italian and Latin names in use. Different languages may not recognise or use certain letters e.g. Norwegian "ph", or may be beyond our capability such as Russian, Chinese, Japanese. In these cases you will need to use the English, Italian and Latin names to find an entry or try using page translation.
Many of the index entries have been collected from various books on Pompeii each of which may have discrepancies, disagreements or differences according to the view or language of the author. We have not checked these out and feel the index will be more useful with more entries in than less. If it is important to your research you should check these out yourself. The numbers given in the index correspond to the numbers on the doorway, on the plan and onsite.
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Casa di P Casca Longus
This could have entries under C and L
Casca Longus (House of P.) I.6.11
Longus (Casa di P. Casca) I.6.11
but will not have an entry under
"P" or "Casa" or "di" or "House"
I.6.11 is the house page.
if you click on I.6.11 you will go directly to that page.
On that page you will see the house
has been known by three different names:
Casa dei Quadretti Teatrali
(after the theatrical paintings in the atrium)
Domus of Calavius Crescens and Calavia Optata
(after graffiti found on the house).
Casa di Casca Longus
(from the name incised in the tops of three marble table legs).