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Insula VI stretches northwards from the lower decumanus to the Decumanus Superior, bounded to west and east by Cardos III and IV. This block contains several important buildings including the Central Thermae complex.
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College of the Augustali (Ins VI, 21-22)
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The College of the Augustali lies at the corner of Cardo III where it intersects with the Decumanus Maximus.
It is thought that it was the centre of the cult of the Emperor and the headquarters of the Collegium Augustalium. The building has an almost square layout, with four columns designed to support the roof. Light enters by way of a skylight.
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In the centre of the far wall is the sacellum, where rites in honour of the Emperor were performed. The floor is paved in opus sectile and the walls are decorated with frescos in the Fourth Style.
A small room on the right was reserved for the porter, whose body was found on the bed.
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House of the Tuscan Colonnade (Ins VI)
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This house was built of large tufa blocks in the Samnite period. It was considerably modified after the earthquake, when two of its street facing rooms were turned into shops.
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The building has an impressive peristyle around which runs the Tuscan order colonnade after which the building was named.
The triclinium and several other rooms decorated in a mix of Third and Fourth Style frescos radiate off the peristyle.
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House of the Double Atrium (Ins VI)
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The House of the Double Atrium has an unusual layout, possibly due to constrictions of the plot available. The first atrium, whose room is supported by four columns, is separated from the second atrium by the tablinum. The living quarters are in the left wing.
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