{"id":6508,"date":"2026-01-12T15:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/pannelli-didattici-e-mappe\/larea-dei-culti-orientali-e-il-quartiere-residenziale-di-porta-laurentina\/domus-dei-pesci\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:00:21","slug":"domus-dei-pesci","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/educational-panels-and-maps\/larea-dei-culti-orientali-e-il-quartiere-residenziale-di-porta-laurentina\/domus-dei-pesci\/","title":{"rendered":"Domus dei Pesci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The domus (house) was installed in an earlier residence with a porticoed courtyard and had two main construction phases, the last of which can be dated to the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0century AD.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>domus<\/em>\u00a0is currently accessed through the original service entrance (A), which leads into a porticoed courtyard (B) adorned with three fountains of different periods.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5585\" style=\"width: 1780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dbdcd9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dbdcd9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5585 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/873_45-1-img001766.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1780\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/873_45-1-img001766.webp 1780w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/873_45-1-img001766-267x300.webp 267w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/873_45-1-img001766-911x1024.webp 911w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/873_45-1-img001766-768x863.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/873_45-1-img001766-1367x1536.webp 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1780px) 100vw, 1780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plan of the domus with a representation of the mosaics<br \/>(O. Visca)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The reception room (C) had two columns at the entrance and faced onto the courtyard; it had an inlaid marble floor with a variety of geometrical motifs.<\/p>\n<p>On the opposite side of the courtyard was another luxurious room (D), also embellished with a marble floor.<\/p>\n<p>The north sector was occupied by the vestibule (E), with a mosaic floor depicting a cup and some fish (interpreted by some scholars as Christian symbols), a heated room (F), a cistern (G) and a\u00a0<em>praefurnium<\/em>\u00a0(room for heating water) (H).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery-article galleryid-6508 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t<a data-fslightbox='gallery' data-caption='Mosaic with depiction of the cup and fishes (E)' href='https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/875_45-3-img001768.webp' data-title='Mosaic with depiction of the cup and fishes (E)'><div class='ratio ratio-1x1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1423\" height=\"1301\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/875_45-3-img001768.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/875_45-3-img001768.webp 1423w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/875_45-3-img001768-300x274.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/875_45-3-img001768-1024x936.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/875_45-3-img001768-768x702.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1423px) 100vw, 1423px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5588'>\n\t\t\tMosaic with depiction of the cup and fishes (E)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t<a data-fslightbox='gallery' data-caption='General view of the domus' href='https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/874_45-2-img001767.webp' data-title='General view of the domus'><div class='ratio ratio-1x1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1425\" height=\"1995\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/874_45-2-img001767.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/874_45-2-img001767.webp 1425w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/874_45-2-img001767-214x300.webp 214w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/874_45-2-img001767-731x1024.webp 731w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/874_45-2-img001767-768x1075.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/874_45-2-img001767-1097x1536.webp 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1425px) 100vw, 1425px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5590'>\n\t\t\tGeneral view of the domus\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The domus (house) was installed in an earlier residence with a porticoed courtyard and had two main construction phases, the last of which can be dated to the 3rd\u00a0century AD. 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