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Regio IV - Insula V - Cortile del Dioniso and Domus underneath IV,V,7-9
(Courtyard of Dionysus and House)

To the south of building IV,V,7 and to the south-west of the Macellum is the Courtyard of Dionysus, named after a mosaic in building IV,V,9. Below building IV,V,7 the atrium of a republican domus was found. It had building phases from the second and the first half of the first century BC. The peristylium of this house later became the courtyard. Brick and travertine columns in the north and south part of the courtyard belong to the original domus. Later a large, rectangular basin was set between the columns in the back part.

On the west perimetral wall of the courtyard part of polychrome marble decoration is preserved, above which are solid red paintings.



Plan of the Courtyard of Dionysus.
After SO I.

Photos



The entrance of the Courtyard of Dionysus seen from the north.
Photo: Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica.



The Courtyard of Dionysus seen from the south. Note the brick columns.
Photo: Klaus Heese.



Detail of the travertine columns, with the Domus dell'Aquila to the left.
Photo: Jan Theo Bakker.



Remains of marble and paintings on the perimetral wall.
Photo: Daniel González Acuña.


[jthb - 6-May-2022]