. Pompeii : its life and art . airway in it led to the flat roof of thecolonnade. This portion of the house probably dates from the latter partof the Republic ; it underwent minor changes in the course ofthe century during which it was used. Previously there was in THE HOUSE OF SALLUST 281 all probability a garden on this side, into which opened a largewindow in the rear wall of the right ala, afterwards closed. The changes made in the stately house of the pre-Romantime are most easily explained on the supposition that near thebeginning of the Empire it was turned into a hotel and restau-rant.
. Pompeii : its life and art . airway in it led to the flat roof of thecolonnade. This portion of the house probably dates from the latter partof the Republic ; it underwent minor changes in the course ofthe century during which it was used. Previously there was in THE HOUSE OF SALLUST 281 all probability a garden on this side, into which opened a largewindow in the rear wall of the right ala, afterwards closed. The changes made in the stately house of the pre-Romantime are most easily explained on the supposition that near thebeginning of the Empire it was turned into a hotel and restau-rant. The shop at the left of the entrance (3) opens upon theatrium as well as on the street; the principal counter is on theside of the fauces, and near the inner end is a place for heatinga vessel over the fire. Large jars were set in the counter, andthere was a stone table in the middle of the room. Here edi-bles and hot drinks were sold to those inside the house as wellas to passers-by. The shop at the right of the entrance was. Fig. 131. — Longitudinal section of the house of Sallust, the left, the fauces with the counter of the shop; then the north side of the atrium withthe entrance of the left ala, the north side of the tablinum, with one of the pilasters atthe entrance from the atrium ; lastly, the colonnade at the back and the vine-coveredtriclinium in the corner of the garden. connected with the fauces, the atrium, and a side room (16).The number of sleeping rooms had been increased by changesin several of the earlier apartments, and by the addition of asecond floor reached by the stairway in room 18. The privateapartments were for the use of the proprietor, and were guardedagainst the intrusion of the guests of the inn by the porterstationed at the entrance. This explanation is confirmed by the close connection of thebakery with the house; and the use of the open-air tricliniumis entirely consistent with it (p. 396). The arrangement ofthe house after it had
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