{"id":6651,"date":"2026-01-13T09:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/educational-panels-and-maps\/i-quartieri-residenziali-della-classe-medio-alta\/insula-delle-ierodule\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:32:13","slug":"insula-delle-ierodule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/educational-panels-and-maps\/i-quartieri-residenziali-della-classe-medio-alta\/insula-delle-ierodule\/","title":{"rendered":"Insula delle Ierodule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This\u00a0<em>insula<\/em>\u00a0(apartment), which has an exceptionally well-preserved decorative programme, represents one of the most important examples of an aristocratic residence of the Hadrianic period (AD 130).<\/p>\n<p>The vestibule (A) leads to the kitchen (B), to the staircase (C) giving access to the upper floor and to a vast corridor (D) lit by large windows (<em>medianum<\/em>), with the other reception rooms in the house opening onto it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5936\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-dominant-color=\"915854\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #915854;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5936 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001034_77-3-img001942.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001034_77-3-img001942.webp 1200w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001034_77-3-img001942-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001034_77-3-img001942-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001034_77-3-img001942-1152x1536.webp 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"img-1942\" class=\"full-photo\"><span class=\"caption-photo\">Detail of the painted decoration of room E<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A large public hall (E), introduced by two columns, has paintings with architectural motifs; the decorative schemes are replicated on a smaller scale in the reception room (F), where there is also a graffito inscription with the name of Lucceia Primitiva, perhaps the house\u2019s owner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5938\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7b5749\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7b5749;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5938 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001033_77-2-img001941-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001033_77-2-img001941-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001033_77-2-img001941-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001033_77-2-img001941-1024x585.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001033_77-2-img001941-768x439.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001033_77-2-img001941-1536x878.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001033_77-2-img001941-2048x1170.webp 2048w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001033_77-2-img001941-420x240.webp 420w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001033_77-2-img001941-672x384.webp 672w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001033_77-2-img001941-1920x1097.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"img-1941\" class=\"full-photo\"><span class=\"caption-photo\">View of the painted decoration of room F<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The frescoed ceilings were found during the excavations; they had collapsed onto the floor in the early 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century AD when the house was destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery-article galleryid-6651 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t<a data-fslightbox='gallery' data-caption='Reconstruction drawing of the decorations on the ceilings (M.A. Ricciardi)' href='https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001035_77-4-img001943.webp' data-title='Reconstruction drawing of the decorations on the ceilings (M.A. Ricciardi)'><div class='ratio ratio-1x1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001035_77-4-img001943.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001035_77-4-img001943.webp 2000w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001035_77-4-img001943-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001035_77-4-img001943-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001035_77-4-img001943-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001035_77-4-img001943-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001035_77-4-img001943-1920x1200.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5941'>\n\t\t\tReconstruction drawing of the decorations on the ceilings (M.A. Ricciardi)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t<a data-fslightbox='gallery' data-caption='Reconstruction drawing of the mosaics (M.A. Ricciardi)' href='https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001032_77-1-img001940.webp' data-title='Reconstruction drawing of the mosaics (M.A. Ricciardi)'><div class='ratio ratio-1x1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001032_77-1-img001940.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001032_77-1-img001940.webp 2000w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001032_77-1-img001940-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001032_77-1-img001940-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001032_77-1-img001940-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001032_77-1-img001940-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/001032_77-1-img001940-1920x1200.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5943'>\n\t\t\tReconstruction drawing of the mosaics (M.A. Ricciardi)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This\u00a0insula\u00a0(apartment), which has an exceptionally well-preserved decorative programme, represents one of the most important examples of an aristocratic residence of the Hadrianic period (AD 130). 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