II.2.5 Pompeii. Rear garden entrance of II.2.2.

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance.

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Grating for the Sarno canal, outside the south wall of II.2.5

On the east side of the entrance doorway, the remains of painted graffiti was found.

According to Jacobelli, when found this painted plaster included a frieze of scenes of gladiators and their fights.

On either side of the painting were electoral recommendations. Today they have completely disappeared.

See Jacobelli, L., 2003. Gladiators at Pompeii.  Roma: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p. 76)

 

According to Varone and Stefani, on the east side from the doorway, CIL IV 7553 and CIL IV 7554 were found.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.203-4)

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de), they read –

 

Gavium  Rufum  IIvir(um)      [CIL IV 7553]

 

Holconium

Priscum  IIvir(um)  i(ure)  d(icundo)       [CIL IV 7554]

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Grating for the Sarno canal, outside the south wall of II.2.5

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance.

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. May 2005.  East side of the garden, from the rear entrance.

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. May 2005.  West side of the garden, from the rear entrance.

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. May 2005.  Looking north, from the rear entrance.

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north, from the rear entrance.

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north, from the rear entrance.

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking west, from the rear entrance.

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking east, from the rear entrance.

 

II.2.5 Pompeii. May 2005.          Via di Castricio looking east .                       II.7 Palaestra

 

II.1 Pompeii. May 2005.     Vicolo di Octavius Quarto looking north.       Wall of II.2.2/5.