House of Aulus Umbricius Scaurus

other · 1700 AD – 2100 AD · location approximate

The House of Aulus Umbricius Scaurus (Regio VII, Insula 16, entrances 12-15) is considered to be the residence and trading center of the gens Umbricia, a Pompeian family involved in producing and selling garum. The house itself is described as a "Samnite-type" house and in the first century B.C. it was most likely owned by the Samnite military commander Maras Spurnius who resisted the invasion of Sulla.

Coordinates

40.74967, 14.48523

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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