I.2.21 Pompeii. Thermopolium. Excavated 1869.

Linked to I.2.20.

 

I.2.21 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking west towards entrance doorway across vicolo.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.21 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking south along Vicolo del Citarista.

The entrance doorway is on the right (west) of the photo.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.21 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrances to two entrances of linked I.2.21 and I.2.20.

According to Fiorelli, there were painted graffiti on the pilaster that divided the two entrances of I.2.21 and I.2.20.

This would have been the remains of the pilaster in the centre of the picture. It read -

CEIVM  II . VIR . OVF

POLLIVS CLIENS ROG            (CIL IV 3366 with Note 3 on p.273).

And nearer to I.2.21 was another acclamation in favour of the same Lucio Ceio Secondo:

L . C . S .  BENE . MER

II . VIR . OVF . HINNVLVS

CVM . PAPILIONE . ROG          (CIL IV 3367)

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.36)

 

According to Della Corte, in front of the entrance of I.2.21 were three characteristic brick benches, and another one in the vestibule of I.2.20.

These were for the comfort of the clients of Innulus, who along with his assistant Papilione, seemed to provide food and girls here.

Innulus was a client of the candidate L. Ceius Secundus as deduced by the two electoral recommendations, written to the left of I.2.21 -

(H)innulus cum Papilione rog.  (CIL IV 3367)

Inn(ulus) cliens rog.                     (CIL IV 3366 with Note 3 on p.273).

On the external walls of these two establishments were many graffiti recalling the names of the girls that lived and worked here, and their frequenters (CIL IV 3910-3943).

Some are repeated, three women are recorded, the third of which was mentioned three times - Primigenia, Mandata, Serena.

Of the men, the first named man was mentioned four times, the second three times, and the third once.

It was written that they cheerfully passed their time here, and were - Iarinus,  Ampliatus Afer, Festus

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.273-4)

 

Franklin thought that Della Corte had erred on these identifications.

See Franklin, James L, Jr: Notes on Pompeian Prosopography: Programmatum scriptores (pp.62-3)

– In Cronache Pompeiane, IV-1978, pages 54-74.

 

For details of CIL IV 3910-3943, courtesy of Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby, see below, after the last photo.

 

I.2.21 Pompeii.  March 2009. 

Looking north-west through entrance into thermopolium, with I.2.20 at the rear.

 

I.2.21 on the left, and I.2.20 on the right, Pompeii. December 2006. Entrances, looking west.

 

I.2.21 Pompeii. December 2006. Entrance, to one roomed caupona.

 

I.2.21 Pompeii. September 2010. South wall of bar. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.21 Pompeii. September 2010.

Looking north from bar, across entrance corridor of I.2.20 to small room on north side.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.21 Pompeii. September 2005.

Entrance, with counter on the left, and remains of hearth, on the right.

 

I.2.21 Pompeii. September 2010. Looking east across bar-counter towards Vicolo del Citarista.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

I.2.21 Pompeii. September 2005. Remains of counter, originally faced with marble.

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), the graffiti found on the walls, read as –

 

] Ceium IIvir(um) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis)

[3]ini v[3] cliens rog(at)      [CIL IV 3366]

L(ucium) C(eium) S(ecundum) bene mer(enti)

IIvir(um) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) Hinnulus

cum Papilione rog(at)        [CIL IV 3367]

Successus      [CIL IV 3910]

Onesimus        [CIL IV 3911]

Onesiphorus  [CIL IV 3912]

Aeneadu III      [CIL IV 3913]

XXXXX IIII / XXA / XIVI        [CIL IV 3914]

IIIIIIIIIIIIXXXXXXXXX            [CIL IV 3915]

Primi<g=C>enia

Successus      [CIL IV 3916]

Nauplius          [CIL IV 3917]

Cla()                  [CIL IV 3918]

Proculus

fui                      [CIL IV 3919]

CABCR            [CIL IV 3920 = CIL IV 5452]

Cipius p<u=I>er hic             [CIL IV 3921]

Mandata tua    [CIL IV 3922]

] menses          [CIL IV 3923]

Sena                 [CIL IV 3924]

Saturnine

Cunnum linge

re noll                [CIL IV 3925]

Diadumus hic et ubique     [CIL IV 3926]

Abas                  [CIL IV 3927]

Serenae sodales sal(utem)    [CIL IV 3928]

Serenae

sodales

sal(utem)           [CIL IV 3929]

Serenae

sal(utem)           [CIL IV 3930]

C(aium) V V

Sev()                   [CIL IV 3931]

 
] dolete puellae

p(a)edi[cat 3] cunne superbe va(le)

Ampliatus toties

[3] scribet toties venit

hoc quoque futu{tu}i futui

car<d=B>ine negate[3] locoru(m) car

hic

recareas meo [3]

ara                      [CIL IV 3932]

Iarinus               [CIL IV 3933]

Iarinus cum Atheto hic       [CIL IV 3934]

Festus hic futuit com(!) sodalibus       [CIL IV 3935]

Ampliatus          [CIL IV 3936]

]s cum Hierone       [CIL IV 3937]

Iarinus hic cum

Atheto

futuit                  [CIL IV 3938]

Iarinus               [CIL IV 3939]

Ampliate Afer

ubique               [CIL IV 3940]

Ampliatus cum

suis sodalibus hic       [CIL IV 3941]

Ampliatus Afer hic

futuit cum suis

sodalibus         [CIL IV 3942]

Montanus cum

Ceriale fratre    [CIL IV 3943]