WWII Bomb Damage - South Side of via dell'Abbondanza (West to East)
A. Stephens, Sept 2009

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

VIII, 3, 1	School of Venus Comitium

VIII, 3, 2	Shop with school of Verna (?)

VIII, 3, 3	None

VIII, 3, 4	House of the Popidii House of Ercole and Augia House of the monkfish

VIII, 3, 5	None

VIII, 3, 6	None

VIII, 3, 7	None

VIII, 3, 8	House of the Wild Boar House of the Hunt of the Wild Boar House of LL. Coelii, Caldus and Postumus (Descendants of Roman General L. Coelius Caldus, Magistrate in Spain and Roman Consul?)

VIII, 3, 9	Guild of the Goldsmiths Shop of the goldsmith Anteros (?)

VIII, 3, 10	Apartment of the doctor? House of the physician A. Pomponius Magonianus and of Pomponius Severus House of the Emperor Francesco II

VIII, 3, 11	House of the physician A. Pomponius Magonianus and of Pomponius Severus House of Grace with clinic and treatment room (shop, pharmacy) Apothecary's house House of the Surgeon House of the Young Hercules

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

VIII, 5, 1	None

VIII, 5, 2	House of the Cock House of the Cock Painting House of the Oscan family Aadirans? House of the Emperor Francesco Giuseppe House of Ero and Leandro

VIII, 5, 3	None

VIII, 5, 4	None

VIII, 5, 5	House of Ero and Leandro

VIII, 5, 6	House of the Doctor

VIII, 5, 7	None

VIII, 5, 8	None

VIII, 5, 9	House of the Judgement of Solomon House of a ceramic wholesaler

VIII, 5, 10	House of the Emperor Francesco II

VIII, 5, 11	None

VIII, 5, 19	None

VIII, 5, 20	None

VIII, 5, 21	None

VIII, 5, 22	None

VIII, 5, 23	None

VIII, 5, 24	House of the Doctor House of a Jewish Alexandrian doctor with clinic House of the Surgeon House of the Cock House of the Judgement of Solomon

VIII, 5, 25	None

VIII, 5, 26	None

VIII, 5, 27	None

VIII, 5, 28	House of Lime House of the Emperor Francesco I of Austria House of the Emperor Francesco II House of the Emperor Joseph the Second House of Francois I House of Marcus Tullius House of the Hoe

VIII, 5, 29	None

VIII, 5, 30	None

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

VIII, 4, 1	None

VIII, 4, 2	Shop of Heracla

VIII, 4, 3	Shop of Heracla

VIII, 4, 4	Casa di C. Holconius Rufus House of the QQ. Postumii, Modestus and Proculus and of Blaesia Prima, wife of Modestus, and slaves Heracla, Sagata House of the Number Four House of the Drinking Fountain House of Diana

VIII, 4, 5	None

VIII, 4, 6	None

VIII, 4, 7	Shop of Severus

VIII, 4, 8	Shop of Ianuarius Shop of Ianuarius and Severus Shop of Januarius with M. Amullius Cosmus?, salesperson Phoebus?

VIII, 4, 9	House of T Mescini Gelonis

VIII, 4, 10	None

VIII, 4, 11	None

VIII, 4, 12	None

VIII, 4, 13	None

VIII, 4, 14	None

VIII, 4, 15	House of Cornelia House of C. Cornelius Rufus House of CC. Cornelii, Rufus, Ver, Adiutor and Fuscus (military officers of high rank)

VIII, 4, 16	None

VIII, 4, 17	None

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

I, 4, 16	Shop of D. Iuni Proculi Shop of D. Junius Proculus

I, 4, 17	None

I, 4, 18	Shop or workshop of Sabinus, wholesale trader or dealer?, an arranger (of funerals?)

I, 4, 19	None

I, 4, 20	None

I, 4, 21	None

I, 4, 22	House of the Terracotta Press

I, 4, 23	None

I, 4, 24	None

I, 4, 25	House of L Rapinasi Optati House of L. Rapinasius Optatus House of L. Popidius Ampliatus House of L. Popidius Secundus (Augustianus) with apartment of L. Rapinasius Optatus House of the Citariat House of Apollo House of the Mosaic Compluvium

I, 4, 26	Fullery of Dionysius

I, 4, 27	None

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

I, 6, 12	Shop of Iunianus, Veteran House of the Falconer

I, 6, 11	House of P. Casca Longus House of Calavii, St. and Crescens and of Calavia Optata House of the Theatrical Paintings

I, 6, 10	None

I, 6, 9	Apartment of Calavia Optata

I, 6, 8	Shop of Specula?

I, 6, 7	Fullery of Stephanus			Danni di non grave entità.

I, 6, 6	Room of Ingenuus House of Ingenuus

I, 6, 5	Apartment of Ingenuus

I, 6, 4	House of the Shrine of Achilles House of the Shrine of Troy House of the Salon of the Elephants House of T. Lucretius The Homeric House House of the Criptoporticus

I, 6, 3	Workshop and repair shop of the coppersmith, blacksmith? Verus Workshop of Vero the surveyor

I, 6, 2	House of T. Lucretius Carus Domus of the Poet-philosopher T. Lucretius Carus House of the Criptoporticus House of Marcellus House of C. Valerius Rufus The Homeric House		Two bombs that fell in September 1943 on the viridarium between the atrium and the cryptoporticus demolished a great part of the outer wall running with the Vicolo di Paquio Proculo and destroyed the four rooms E of the viridarium…	Due bombe son cadute nel giardinetto attorno a cui si svolge il piccolo peristilio da cui una scala scende al criptoportico…

I, 6, 1	Shop and workshop of Tyrsus, blacksmith, equipment and tool fabrication

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

I, 7 , 1	House of P. Paquius Proculus House of C. Cuspius Pansa

I, 7 , 2	None

I, 7 , 3	House of M. Fabius Amandio House of P. Cornelius Corinthus

I, 7 , 4	Potter's workshop of Corinthus, slave of P. Cornelius?

I, 7 , 5	House of Philippus, with workshop of a carpenter (?)

I, 7 , 6	Shop of Primilla with apartment

I, 7 , 7	House of the Priest Amandus House of the fresco painting of Spartacus House of Philippus

I, 7 , 8	None

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

I, 8 , 1	Shop of the Fruit Vendor Felix

I, 8 , 2	House of Stephanus House of the Fruit Vendor Felix

I, 8 , 3	Shop of Stabulius Shop of Stephanus

I, 8 , 4	Shop of Stephanus

I, 8 , 5	House of the Indian Statuette House of Chrysanthus (ship owner or merchant)

I, 8 , 6	None

I, 8 , 7	Bakery and shop of L. Betitius Placidus Bakery and House of L. Betutius Jestus

I, 8 , 8	Inn and house of of L. Vetutius Placidus and Ascula

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

I, 9 , 1	House of the Impluvium House of the Beautiful Impluvium House of the Two Divine Triads House of the Frescoed Entrance House of a Supporter of the Imperial Household

I, 9 , 2	None

I, 9 , 3	House of Successus

I, 9 , 4	None

I, 9 , 5	House of the Orchard House of the Floral Bedrooms House of Euplia House of the Maxima family

I, 9 , 6	None

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

I, 11, 1	Inn and hot food and drink establishment of Euxinus and Phoenix Inn Stabilonis (Owner Actius) Workshop of the Mat Makers

I, 11, 2	None

I, 11, 3	None

I, 11, 4	None

I, 11, 5	House of Lollius Synhodus House of the merchant Lollius Synhodus

I, 11, 6	House of Venus in Bikini House of Maximus

I, 11, 7	None

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

I, 12, 1	Bakery of Sotericus

I, 12, 2	Bakery of Sotericus

I, 12, 3	Inn or Tavern of Sotericus Inn or tavern with the Insegnia of Rome

I, 12, 4	None

I, 12, 5	Inn or tavern of Lutatius Inn or tavern with the Insegnia of Africa or Alxexandria

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

I, 13, 1	House of T. Crassius Crescens (Firmus) House of the Tiberii-Crassi Crescinti and Firmi

I, 13, 2	House of Sutoria Primigenia

I, 13, 3	House of Lesbianus Workshop and apartment of Lesbianus Shoe factory of Sutoria Primigenia

I, 13, 4	House of Taedia Secunda

I, 13, 5	Workshop of Sutoria Primigenia

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

II, 1, 1	Inn or Tavern of Hermes

II, 1, 2	House of Aemilii, Primus and Saturninus, landlord of the Inn or Tavern of Hermes

II, 1, 3	None

II, 1, 4	None	bombardiert [bombarded]

II, 1, 5	None

II, 1, 6	None		A bomb in September 1943 destroyed the thermopolium, the entire NE perimetral wall along the E side of the insula as well as the portal at the N extremity of the Vicolo di Loreio Tiburntino separating II, 1 and II, 2 together with the dividiculum and the remnants of the aqueduct above.	... è andato distrutto il termopolio ivi esistente, con l'intero muro perimetrale d'oriente dell'insula.

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

II, 2, 1	Inn or Tavern of of Astylus and Pardalus	Doors 1,2,3,5 & 6: Bombardiert [Bombarded]	This taberna was restored as a consequence of damages suffered from the bombing of September 1943	Doors 1-4: Sono andati quasi totalmente distrutti due cubicoli dell'angolo nord-ovest dell'atrio … è andata anche distrutta buona parte del muro perimetrale ovest corrispondente...

II, 2, 2	House of D. Octavius Quartio House of M. Loreius Tiburtinus House of M. Loreii Tiburtini with apartment of T. Octavius Quartio in upper storey House of Laomedonte		In September 1943 a bomb completely destroyed the two cubicula in the NW corner of the house as well as the perimeter wall

II, 2, 3	Inn or Tavern of Athictus Inn or Tavern of Loreius Tiburtinus

II, 2, 4	House of Messius Ampliatus, priest of the cult of Agustus House of the Augustale House of the Augustan Emblem House of the Garland of Oak House of the Civic Crown House of Druso

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

II, 3, 1	None

II, 3, 2	None

II, 3, 3	House of D. Lucretii Satrii Valentes House of Venus in a Shell House of the Marine Venus House of the Birth of Venus House of the Christian Monogram	Doors 1, 2 & 3: Vor der endgültigen Ausgrabung bombardiert [Before final excavation bombarded]	It should be noted that La Rocca-de Vos 1976, p. 244 states that the atrium suffered severely from the bombing of 1943. This however, may require detailed examination since at that time the atrium had not yet been excavated.

II, 3, 3A (also 4a)	None		In the restoration resulting from the bombing of 1943, this same entrance (3A) was closed...

II, 3, 4	House of the Four Shrines

II, 3, 5	None

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

II, 4, 1	Shop of the jeweler Campanus and the engraver Priscus

II, 4, 2	Apartment of the jeweler Campanus and the engraver Priscus with workshop in the upper storey (?)

II, 4, 3	House of Iulia Felix Building of Julia Felix Property of Julia Felix Villa of Julia Felix Elegant Baths for the Best People

II, 4, 4	None

II, 4, 5	Barbershop (?) of Papilio

II, 4, 6	Complex of Julia Felix with residence, rental apartments, thermal baths, restaurant and large garden Elegant Baths for the Best People

II, 4, 7	None

Door Number	Name	Eschebach, L.	CTP Pars IIIA	Spinazzola

II, 5, A	None		Most certainly this NW corner of the insula must have suffered from the bombing of September 1943; it is known that two bombs fell nearby, close to the NE corner of II, 4.

II, 5, 1	None

II, 5, 2	None

II, 5, 3	Vineyard with wine cellar and two outdoor dining areas Cattle Market Stable and Animal Pens Cemetery of the Gladiators Triclinium of the Gladiators Funeral Triclinium