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Guild Hall: 1.19.1-3 (Aula dei Mensores)

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General

  • Plaque on the front of the building
  • Specialized slave (cook) (Gift of Q. Caesilius Dominicus Famia)
  • General purpose slave (Gift of T. Caesilius Frontalis)

1 – Meeting hall (very large)

  • 5 marble engaged columns (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Black and white mosaic with design (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Masonry style wall painting (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Fancy marble fountain (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Half marble column (Gift of Q. Caesilius Dominicus Famia)
  • Furnace (Gift of Q. Caesilius Dominicus Famia)
  • Heating system (Gift of Q. Caesilius Dominicus Famia)
  • 3 very ornate candelabras (Gift of T. Caesilius Felix Acilianus)
  • Fancy set of couches (Gift of T. Caesilius Frontalis)

2 – Courtyard/peristyle (large)

3 – Corridor (medium)

  • 4 marble engaged columns (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Opus spicatum floor (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Masonry style wall painting (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)

4 – Service room (medium)

5 – Triclinium (small)

  • Color mosaic (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Masonry style wall painting (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Fancy dining couches (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Very ornate candelabra (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)

6 – Entrance Hall (medium)

  • Opus spicatum floors (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Ornate wall painting (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • 4 freestanding marble columns (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Statue of the god Pluto (Gift of Q. Caesilius Dominicus Famia)
  • 9 half marble columns (Gift of Q. Caesilius Dominicus Famia)
  • 2 very ornate candelabras (Gift of T. Caesilius Felix Acilianus)

7 – Temple/shrine (large)

  • Black and white mosaic without design (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Ornate wall painting (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Marble statue of Pluto with base (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus)
  • Large marble altar (Gift of T. Caesilius Frontalis)

8 – Service room (very small)

  • Brick floor (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Brick wall design (Gift of Q. Vergilius Magnus and M. Cornelius Caligula)
  • Gold statuette of the emperor (Gift of Q. Caesilius Dominicus Famia)
  • Room conversion to a latrine (Gift of T. Caesilius Felix Acilianus)
  • Upgrade latrine to marble seating (Gift of Q. Caesilius Dominicus Famia)