Pompeii. Porta Marina or Marine Gate. Excavated 1862. Bombed in 1943.

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Pompeii Porta Marina. May 2010. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

According to Eschebach, the ancient name of this Gate may have been Porta Neptunis or Porta Forensis.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.12)

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. May 2010. Restoration on north side of the gate and of rear of VII.16.1.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. September 2005. Looking east along Via Marina to gate.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. 1980-1990.

Road to Porta Marina next to the Suburban Baths.

Cippus of T. Suedius Clemens. The Cippus is inscribed:

 

Ex auctoritate

imp(eratoris) Caesaris

Vespasiani Aug(usti)

loca publica, a privatis

possessa

T(itus) Suedius Clemens

tribunus causis cognitis et

mensuris factis rei publicae

Pompeianorum restituit,

 

By virtue of authority conferred upon him by the Emperor Vespasian Caesar Augustus,

Titus Suedius Clemens, tribune, having investigated the facts and taken measurements,

restored to the citizens of Pompeii public places illegally appropriated by private persons.

 

Similar Cippi were found at the Porta Ercolano, Porta Vesuvio and the Porta Nocera.

See Conticello, B., Ed, 1990. Rediscovering Pompeii. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p. 225).

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. September 2005. Looking east along Via Marina.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. September 2005. Looking east.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. September 2005. Two tunnel entrances.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. 1944. Gate after bomb damage. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard of 1907. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard of 1927. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. 1910 photo of a tourist in a sedan chair. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006.

Looking east to gate, with benches on left of arched entrance to pedestrian tunnel, in centre.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Benches on left of gate.

 

Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Painting on wall above benches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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