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HGW02 Pompeii. Herculaneum Gate West
Side. Schola tomb
of Aulus Veius M. F. or Sedile di A. Veio.
(Eschebach West 2, Kockel Süd 2).
HGW02 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west towards tomb.
HGW02 Pompeii. May 2006. Schola tomb of Aulus Veius M. F.
HGW02 Pompeii. May 2006. Lions
paw at south end of tomb.
HGW02 Pompeii. May 2006.
Detail of lions paw at south end of tomb.
HGW02 Pompeii. May 2006. North end of tomb.
HGW02 Pompeii. May 2006. Remains of lions paw at north end of schola.
![HGW01, HGW02, HGW03, HGW04 and HGW04a Pompeii. 1804 drawing of the fabric existing outside the Herculaneum Gate. See Piranesi, F, 1804. Antiquites de la Grande Grece: Tome I. Paris: Piranesi and Le Blanc. (Pl. 4). A marble plaque with an inscription was found set in a tufa block on the back of the schola on the 16th March 1763.
A VEIO M F IIVIR I D
ITER QVINQ TRIB
MILIT AB POPUL EX D D
According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this read
A(ulo) Veio M(arci) f(ilio) IIvir(o) i(ure) d(icundo)
iter(um) quinq(uennali) trib(uno)
milit(um) ab(!) popul(o) ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) [CIL X 996]
According to Cooley this translates as
To Aulus Veius, son of Marcus, duumvir with judicial power twice, quinquennial, military tribune by popular demand. By decree of the town councillors.
See Kockel V., 1983. Die Grabbauten vor dem Herkulaner Tor in Pompeji. Mainz: von Zabern. (p. 51).
See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London : Routledge. (p. 139, G4).](tombs%20hgw02_files/image007.jpg)
HGW01, HGW02, HGW03, HGW04 and HGW04a Pompeii.
1804
drawing of the fabric existing outside the Herculaneum Gate.
See Piranesi, F, 1804. Antiquites de la Grande Grece: Tome I. Paris:
Piranesi and Le Blanc. (Pl. 4).
![HGW02 Pompeii. 1793 painting with tomb on left showing the tufa block on the back of the schola. On the 16th March 1763 a marble plaque was found set in the tufa block. This had the inscription
A VEIO M F IIVIR I D
ITER QVINQ TRIB
MILIT AB POPUL EX D D
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this read
A(ulo) Veio M(arci) f(ilio) IIvir(o) i(ure) d(icundo)
iter(um) quinq(uennali) trib(uno)
milit(um) ab(!) popul(o) ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) [CIL X 996]
According to Cooley this translates as
To Aulus Veius, son of Marcus, duumvir with judicial power twice, quinquennial, military tribune by popular demand. By decree of the town councillors.
See Kockel V., 1983. Die Grabbauten vor dem Herkulaner Tor in Pompeji. Mainz: von Zabern. (p. 51). See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London : Routledge. (p. 139, G4).](tombs%20hgw02_files/image009.jpg)
HGW02 Pompeii. 1793 painting
with tomb on left showing the tufa block on the back of the schola.
On the 16th
March 1763 a marble plaque was found set in the tufa block. This had the
inscription
A VEIO M F IIVIR I D
ITER QVINQ TRIB
MILIT AB POPUL EX D D
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.
According to
Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See
www.manfredclauss.de) this read
A(ulo) Veio M(arci) f(ilio) IIvir(o) i(ure) d(icundo)
iter(um) quinq(uennali) trib(uno)
milit(um) ab(!) popul(o) ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) [CIL X 996]
According to Cooley
this translates as
To
Aulus Veius, son of Marcus, duumvir with judicial power twice, quinquennial,
military tribune by popular demand. By decree of the town councillors.
See Kockel V., 1983. Die Grabbauten vor dem
Herkulaner
Tor in Pompeji. Mainz: von Zabern. (p. 51).
See Cooley, A. and M.G.L.,
2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London :
Routledge. (p. 139, G4).