II.3.5 Pompeii. Thermopolium.

Linked to II.3.4. Excavated 1754-57, 1952.

 

 

II.3.5 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway.

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, in August and September 1756, many electoral recommendations were found here.

On the north-east corner of the insula (left of photo) east of doorway, were found CIL IV 1153-1159.

These were cut from the wall, and are now in the Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 4667.

Some of then have now faded and are no longer readable.

 

Found August 1756, (PAH I, 1, 43, dated 28th August 1756)

 

[Cus]pium Pansam

aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatus)     [CIL IV 1153]  NAP 4667

 

[Albucium aed(ilem)    [CIL IV 1154]  NAP 4667

 

Found September 1756, (PAH I, 1, 44, add. 96, dated 18th September 1756)

 

[ [3] Rufum aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)    [CIL IV 1155]

 

[ Q(uintum) Postumium

Modestum quinq(uennalem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)    [CIL IV 1156]

 

[L(ucium) Ceium Secundum Iivirum

O(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) Papilio rog(at)    [CIL IV 1157]

 

Found September 1756, (PAH I, 1, 44, dated 25th September 1756)

 

P(ublium) Paquium et A(ulum Vettium d(uumviros) i(ure) d(icundo) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) [[scr(ibsit)]]    [CIL IV 1158]

 

[L(ucium) Popidium Secundum aed(ilem) d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)

[3]ro[    [CIL IV 1159]

 

In October 1756, another two were found (PAH I, 1, 44, add. 96, dated 9th October 1756),

 

Modestum

quinq(uennalem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)

d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae)

Ovidiumrei    [CIL IV 1160]

 

O() Secundum e istive o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)    [CIL IV 1161]

 

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples : Nicola Longobardi.

(p.23)

 

II.3.5 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance doorway, looking south.

 

II.3.5 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south from bar-room towards rear room.

 

II.3.5 Pompeii. December 2007. South wall of bar-room with doorway to rear room.

On the right, would have been the stairs to the upper floor and a hearth.

See Van der Poel, H. B., 1986. Corpus Topographicum Pompeianum, Part IIIA. Austin: University of Texas. (p.44)

 

II.3.5 Pompeii. December 2007.

South-east corner of bar room with doorway into small room or cupboard.

 

Fountain outside II.3.5. September 2005. Looking south-east towards fountain with replacement pilaster.

According to Parslow, the fountain pilaster or “lava standard” was described by Weber as being decorated with a mask wreathed with clusters of grapes.

The original was removed and transported to the royal villa at Portici.

See Parslow, C.C. (1998). Rediscovering Antiquity: Karl Weber and the Excavation of Herculaneum, Pompeii and Stabiae. UK,Cambridge UP (pp.121,168 and 283)

 

III.6, III.7.1 Pompeii. September 2005.      Via dell’Abbondanza at II.3.5