Pompeii. House of Gnaeus Alleius Nigidius Maius or House of Pansa

This house at Pompeii, once known as the House of Pansa, belonged to a magistrate and impresario called Gnaeus Alleius Nigidius Maius. He put on lavish gladiatorial displays to earn popularity with the Pompeian public in the mid-1st century AD and may have obtained his wealth by inheriting part of the estate of Eumachia. The house is very ruinous now but preserves a building which dates back to Samnite times (before the town became a Roman colony in 80 BC). Nigidius Maius bought the whole block, which was known as the Insula Arriana Polliana, and rented out shops and apartments around the main house.

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• Pompeii
• House
• Nigidius
• Maius
• Pansa
• Vesuvius
• Roman
• AD79

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Graffiti Descovered in Pompei: "The city block of the Arrii Pollii in the possession of Gnaeus Alleius Nigidius Maius is available to rent from July 1st. There are shops on the first floor, upper stories, high-class rooms and a house. A person interested in renting this property should contact Primus, the slave of Gnaeus Alleius Nigidius Maius."

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[Thereupon]

Thanks for uploading. This was useful in giving a closer look at the inside of the house!