I.7.8 Pompeii. Thermopolium with rear room.

Linked to I.7.9. Excavated 1912.

 

I.7.8 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance, looking east on Via dell’Abbondanza.

 

I.7.8 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance on Via dell’ Abbondanza, looking south.

 

I.7.8 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance.

According to Della Corte, found on the east (left) side of the entrance was CIL IV 8162.

 

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

 

 

Hic fiumus cari duo nos sine fine sodales

nomina si [quaeris Caius et Aulus erant]       [CIL 04 8162]

 

This translated as

“We two dear men, friends forever, were here. If you want to know our names, they are Gaius and Aulus”

 

I.7.8 Pompeii. December 2007. Marble counter with two urns.

 

I.7.8 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking towards south wall of rear room.

 

I.7.8 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall of shop, and with entrance 1.7.9 in east wall of rear room.

 

I.7.8 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche in east wall of shop.

 

I.7.8 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall and down pipe from upper floor in north-west corner.

 

I.7.8 Pompeii. May 2010. Graffiti on front wall between I.7.8 and I.7.7.

According to Varone and Stefani, found on the east side of the entrance doorway, were CIL IV 7233 and 7234.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.80-81)

 

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

Secundum aed(ilem)

[3] rog(at)       [CIL IV 7233]

C(aium) Lollium

[      [CIL IV 7234]

 

I.7.8 Pompeii. May 2010. Graffiti on front wall between I.7.8 and I.7.7, see above.

      

I.7.8 Pompeii. December 2007. Graffiti on front wall between I.7.8 and I.7.7, see above.

 

I.8 Pompeii.                   Vicolo dell’Efebo looking south.               Side wall of 1.7.8 and 9