Aulus Umbricis Scaurus was a Pompeiian manufacturer-merchant, known for the production of garum and liquamen (types of fermented fish sauce), a staple of Roman cuisine. He was active in Pompeii between c. 25-35 CE and 79 CE. Scholars believe that A. Umbricius Scaurus was Pompeii's leading fish sauce manufacturer.

Garum is a fermented fish sauce that was used as a condiment [1] in the cuisines of Phoenicia, [2] ancient Greece, Rome, [3] Carthage and later Byzantium. Liquamen is a similar preparation, and at times they were synonymous.

Jun 7, 2024 · Found in the House of Aulus Umbricius Scaurus (VII.16.15), a mosaic panel on the floor of the house showed a container of the popular Roman fish sauce, known as garum, inscribed G.F. SCOM[bri] SCAURI EX OFFI[ci]NA SCAURI.

Jun 17, 2022 · The highest grade garum was known as haimation, made from tuna, rather than the standard mackerel-based garum most commonly produced in Pompeii. Mosaic of urcei from the villa of Aulus Umbricius Scaurus, Pompeii.

Feb 17, 2025 · One of Pompeii’s wealthiest residents, Aulus Umbricius Scaurus, built his fortune selling garum and its variations. His home’s mosaic floors feature depictions of amphorae—clay storage jars—that once contained this pungent yet highly valued sauce.

May 1, 2020 · Amazing floor mosaic in the atrium of the villa of the wealthy merchant Aulus Umbricius Scaurus in Pompeii. The man traded the famous fish sauce – garum. Black and white tiles surround irregularly trimmed, coloured pieces of marble and limestone. The mosaic is arranged in the style of lithostroton. The object dates to the 1st century CE.

First, the placement of the mosaic vessels is unique among black-and-white atrium mosaic floors of the first century A.C. Second, the type of vessel and its accom-panying titulus enable one to identify the owner of the house. Third, the mosaic design has an obvious utilita-rian purpose of advertisement and is, therefore, a rare,

May 7, 2022 · This mosaic represents the vast pool of ingredients and variations of garum that was available throughout its history. Garum is an umbrella term, at this point, much has been uncoverd about the fish sauce culture in the empire and using 'garum' is …

The Lod Mosaic is a mosaic floor dated to ca. 300 CE discovered in 1996 in the Israeli town of Lod. Believed to have been created for a private villa, it is one of the largest (180 m 2 ) and best-preserved mosaic floors uncovered in the country.

The secondary atrium of an elegant house in Pompeii north of the Porta Marina (Region VII, Insula Occidentalis 12-15) once contained a black-and-white mosaic in opus tessellatum.