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HGW03 Pompeii. Herculaneum Gate West Side. Tomb of Marcus Porcius.

(Eschebach West 3, Kockel Süd 3).

 

HGW03 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west towards tomb of M. Porcius.

HGW03 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west towards tomb of M. Porcius.

 

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2007. Division between side of HGW03 left and HGW04 right.

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2007. Division between side of HGW03 left and HGW04 right.

 

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2007. Remaining boundary stone at northern end of front. HGW03 boundary stone with inscription (lower stone on left) and HGW04, on the right. Two boundary stones were discovered on 21st September 1769, one at each corner of the front of the tomb. Both stones had identical inscriptions. Only one remains in situ. See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p. 402)

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2007. Remaining boundary stone at northern end of front.

HGW03 boundary stone with inscription (lower stone on left) and HGW04, on the right.

Two boundary stones were discovered on 21st September 1769, one at each corner of the front of the tomb.

Both stones had identical inscriptions. Only one remains in situ.

See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p. 402).

 

HGW02 Pompeii. 1908 photograph looking across Via dei Sepolcri with tomb in centre.

HGW02 Pompeii. 1908 photograph looking across Via dei Sepolcri with tomb in centre.

 

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Tomb of M. Porcius. Remaining boundary stone of tomb. The inscription reads M PORCI M F EX DEC DECRET IN FRONTEM PED XXV IN AGRVM PED XXV According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this reads M(arci) Porci M(arci) f(ilii) ex dec(urionum) decret(o) in frontem ped(es) XXV in agrum ped(es) XXV [CIL X 997] According to Cooley this translates as Of Marcus Porcius, son of Marcus, by decree of the town councillors, 25 feet wide, 25 feet deep. See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London : Routledge. (p. 21, B12).

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Tomb of M. Porcius. Remaining boundary stone of tomb. 

The inscription reads

 

M   PORCI

M  F  EX  DEC

DECRET  IN

FRONTEM

PED  XXV

IN  AGRVM

PED  XXV

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this reads

 

M(arci) Porci

M(arci) f(ilii) ex dec(urionum)

decret(o) in

frontem

ped(es) XXV

in agrum

ped(es) XXV      [CIL X 997]

 

According to Cooley this translates as

 

Of Marcus Porcius, son of Marcus, by decree of the town councillors, 25 feet wide, 25 feet deep.

 

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London : Routledge. (p. 21, B12).

 

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Boundary stone of tomb.

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Boundary stone of tomb. 

 

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Boundary stone of tomb.

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Boundary stone of tomb. 

 

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Boundary stone of tomb.

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Boundary stone of tomb. 

 

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Boundary stone of tomb.

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Boundary stone of tomb. 

 

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Rear of boundary stone of tomb.

HGW03 Pompeii. December 2006. Rear of boundary stone of tomb. 

 

HGW03 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking across to rear of tomb from enclosure at rear of HGW04.

HGW03 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking across to rear of tomb from enclosure at rear of HGW04.

 

HGW03 Pompeii. 1804 drawing looking along front of tomb. See Piranesi, F, 1804. Antiquites de la Grande Grece: Tome I. Paris: Piranesi and Le Blanc. (pl. 5).

HGW03 Pompeii. 1804 drawing looking along front of tomb.

See Piranesi, F, 1804. Antiquites de la Grande Grece: Tome I. Paris: Piranesi and Le Blanc.  (pl. 5).

 

HGW03 Pompeii. 1804 drawing looking down on tomb. See Piranesi, F, 1804. Antiquites de la Grande Grece: Tome I. Paris: Piranesi and Le Blanc. (pl. 5).

HGW03 Pompeii. 1804 drawing looking down on tomb.

See Piranesi, F, 1804. Antiquites de la Grande Grece: Tome I. Paris: Piranesi and Le Blanc.  (pl. 5).

 

HGW03 Pompeii. 1793 painting by Hackert looking at front of tomb.

HGW03 Pompeii. 1793 painting by Hackert looking at front of tomb.