VII.8 Pompeii. Forum West Side. Foro Civile, Lato Ovest. Westseite des Forums.

Excavated 1813.

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VII.8 Pompeii Forum. December 2023. Looking north. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. December 2018. Looking towards north-west corner and north side. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. August 2021.

Looking north along west side in north-west corner.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. Pre-1937-39. Looking north along west side in north-west corner.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1119.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. September 2018. Looking towards north-west corner.

Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. Pre-1937-39. Looking towards statue bases on west side and VII.7.30 and VII.7.29, before 1943 bombing.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1122.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. Pre-1937-39. Looking towards statue bases on west side with north end of VII.7.29 , at rear.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1709.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. December 2018. Looking towards north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. December 2018.

Looking towards north-west corner from south side of Forum. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.8 Pompeii. 28th September 2024.

Looking north-west across Forum, during “Ludi Pompeiani” event. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VII.8 Pompeii. 28th September 2024.

Legionaries in the Forum, during “Ludi Pompeiani” event. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VII.8 Pompeii. 28th September 2024.

Looking south-west across Forum, standard bearers during “Ludi Pompeiani” event. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VII.8 Pompeii. 28th September 2024.

Looking south-west across Forum, during “Ludi Pompeiani” event. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VII.8 Pompeii. 28th September 2024.

Looking south-west across Forum, during “Ludi Pompeiani” event. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

(Further photos in VII.8 East side, Pt.3).

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 4th April 1980, pre-earthquake. Looking towards north end. Photo courtesy of Tina Gilbert.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 4th April 1980, pre-earthquake. Looking towards north-west corner.

Note that the storerooms/deposits/ display area at VII.7.29 is without a roof. Photo courtesy of Tina Gilbert.

VII.8. Pompeii. November 1966. Looking north-west across the Forum. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii. December 1968. Looking north along west side of Forum. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8. Pompeii. November 1966. Looking north-west across the Forum. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii. June 1962. Looking north-west across the Forum. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii. September 2019. Looking north-east across Forum, from west side. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.8 Pompeii. November 1958. Looking north-east across Forum, from west side. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 1958 photograph.

Looking north along the west side towards the Temple of Jupiter. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 1956 photograph.

Looking north along the west side towards the Temple of Jupiter. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 1944 photograph.

Looking north along the west side towards the Temple of Jupiter. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 1943 photograph.

Looking north along the west side towards the Temple of Jupiter. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. May 1934, from an album of the Nierhoff family vacation.

Looking north along west side of Forum. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 2nd February 1924.

Looking north to Vesuvius and north-west corner of Forum. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. c.1909. Looking north along the west side. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii. 4th December 1971.Looking south-east across Forum, from west end near Arch of Augustus in north-west corner.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 1966. Looking south along west side. 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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VII.8 Pompeii. 1950s. Looking south along west side of Forum.  Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 19th century stereo view of west side, looking south past the Arch of Augustus. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 19th century stereo view of west side, looking north-west towards the Temple of Jupiter.

Giorgio Sommer stereoview no. 378. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. May 2010. Looking south along west side.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. May 2010. Looking south along west side.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. December 2018. Looking towards west side. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. May 2010. Statue bases along the west side of the Forum, looking south.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. December 2018. Looking south along west side. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. September 2018. Looking towards west side, from east side.

Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. December 2018. Looking towards west side, from east side. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. June 2019. Looking west across Forum and north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. October 2020. Looking towards portico on west side with statue bases. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. June 2019. Looking towards west side with statue bases. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. April 2005. Looking towards portico on west side with statue bases. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. May 2010. Statue bases on the west side of the Forum in the north-west corner.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. March 2019.

Looking west to pedestal base for C. Cuspio Pansae in north-west corner.

Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. May 2010. Pedestal base for C. Cuspio Pansae in north-west corner.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. May 2010. Pedestal base for C. Cuspio Pansae.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. May 2010. Pedestal base for statue. This has the Latin inscription –

C . CVSPIO .  C .  F .  F.  PANSAE

PONTIFICI .  II  . VIR . I . D

EX .  D . D . PEC . PVB

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.102).

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

C(aio) Cuspio C(ai) f(ilio) {F} Pansae

pontifici IIvir(o) i(ure) d(icundo)

ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) pec(unia) pub(lica)       [CIL X, 791 (p 967) = D 06360a]

According to Cooley, this translates as

To Gaius Cuspius Pansa, son of Gaius, son, priest, duumvir with judicial power.

By decree of the town councillors, at public expense.

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge. F95, p. 131.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 1968.

Pedestal base for statue, decorated with bull's heads and flower motifs, looking west. 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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VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 1968.

Pedestal base for statue, looking north to south side of pedestal base. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Pompeii, 1968.  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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VII.8 Pompeii Forum. March 2019. Pedestal base for C. Cuspio Pansae in north-west corner.

Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. May 2010. Another pedestal base for statue. This has the Latin inscription –

C . CVSPIO . C. F. F . PANSAE

II . VIR . I . D. QVART . QVINQ

EX . D . D . PEC . PVB

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.102)

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro, this was found in May 1816, it was a brick pedestal clad in marble, near to a travertine column.

It read –

C(aio) Cuspio C(ai) f(ilio) Pansae

Iivir(o) i(ure) d(icundo) quart(um) quinq(uennial)

ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) pec(unia) pub(lica)      [CIL X 790]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi.

 (p.114)   PAH III, 7.

According to Cooley this translates as

To Gaius Cuspius Pansa, son of Gaius, duumvir with judicial power four times, quinquennial.

By decree of the town councillors, at public expense.

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge. F94, p. 131.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 1968. Looking west. 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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VII.8 Pompeii Forum. Pre-1937-39. Looking west to statue base.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 125.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. March 2019.

Looking towards north side of pedestal base for C. Cuspio Pansae in north-west corner.

Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. March 2019.

Looking towards south side of pedestal base for C. Cuspio Pansae in north-west corner.

Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. Pre-1937-39.

Looking towards south side of pedestal base for C. Cuspio Pansae in north-west corner.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1126.

VII.8 Pompeii Forum. 1968.

Looking north at south side. Statue base decorated with flower, shield, helmet and armour motifs. 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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