Pompeii Street View. Vicolo di Octavius Quartio. North to South.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio. May 2010. Junction on the south side of Via dell’Abbondanza.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio. May 2010. Looking south between II.2 and II.1 from junction with Via dell’Abbondanza.

See Notizie degli Scavi, 1939, (p.200), “Vicolo ad occidente dell’insula di Loreio Tiburtino” ,

for a description of the roadway to the west of the Insula of Octavius Quarto.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio. October 2023. Looking south. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, Pompeii. October 2022.

Looking south from junction with Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

According to Della Corte –

“The narrow street to the south that has been excavated in the eastern half of its entire length, was rendered on its entrance impervious to vehicular traffic by joining the two footpaths and closed by a door of which remain in situ, all certain elements, close by a water-castle (castellum aquae privatum). This sustains also today its lead water reservoir with one of the pipes (fistulae aquariae) going down from the bottom of the reservoir. At a short distance and nearly outside the footpath, there is to be seen a large lead belled chest of the aqueduct, upon a pipe of which is inserted a large bronze arrest-key. On the left of the water-castle is a cross-way public altar in honour of some Gods impossible to be identified today in the faded painting.”

See Della Corte, M. Pompeji, the new excavations – houses and inhabitants 1925. (p.67).

According to Garcia y Garcia, the north end of the vicolo between II.2 and II.1 was hit heavily by the bombing of 19th September 1943.

The pilaster, with the lead container for water on top, was completely destroyed.

This was a unique example from Pompeii, the only one so far discovered here.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p. 44, figs. 37-39).

II.2.1 Pompeii. 1916-17. Side wall with water column on Vicolo di Octavius Quarto.

The top of the water column is shown during excavation.

On it was found a lead tank, which had two pipes, presumably one bringing water in and one to take it out.

See 1917. Notizie degli scavi di antichità Vol. 14. Roma: Real Accademia dei Lincei. (p. 255).

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio between II.2 and II.1. December 2005. Looking south from Via dell’Abbondanza past the water tower.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, December 2005. Looking south between II.2 and II.1.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, Pompeii. October 2017.

Looking south-east towards restored water column at junction of vicolo with Via dell’Abbondanza, south side.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, east side. December 2005. Water column. Looking south from junction.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, east side. December 2007. Water column. Looking north to Via dell’ Abbondanza.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio. December 2005. Looking south between II.2 and II.1.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, December 2006. Looking north across Via dell’Abbondanza between II.1 and II.2, to unnamed vicolo.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, west side. December 2006. Looking north towards Via dell’ Abbondanza.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, Pompeii. 1943.

Looking north towards Via dell’ Abbondanza, and III.4.3 (Casa del Moralista), with bomb damaged roof, on the opposite corner.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio. May 2005. Looking north between II.1 and II.2.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, Pompeii. December 2018. Looking north from junction with Via di Castricio. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio. December 2006. West corner of junction with Via di Castricio near II.1.8.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, May 2010. Looking north from the junction with Via di Castricio.

Vicolo di Octavius Quartio, Pompeii. 1964.

Looking north from the junction with Via di Castricio. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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