The essay is divided in two parts. In the first, the author retraces the history of the discovery of the domus and of its restorations until the post- war period. The author also puts forward hypotheses regarding the impact of the different phases of the eruption on the building. The second part describes the results of stratigraphic investigations carried out in 2014, concomitantly with restoration work carried out in the garden, the semi-hypogeal rooms, and the balneum (h’) in the framework of the Grande Progetto Pompei. The excavation shed light on the appearance of the garden before the earthquake of 62 AD. In the semi-hypogeal level, it revealed an earlier bread oven incorporated into the structure. In the thermal sector, the excavation of the balneum (h’) allowed for a new interpretation of this room’s function.
Keywords: discovery of the domus, restoration, garden, oven, thermal sector
