Pompeii. Porta di Nola or Porta Nolana or Nola Gate. Excavated 1813.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2015. Looking east out from city. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2005. Looking east out from city.

According to Eschebach, this gate may also have been known as Porta Campana, and Porta Dianensis?

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.11)

Pompeii Porta Nola. 1956. Looking east out from Via di Nola. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. The north side of the Nola Gate.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2010. Steps at north side of gate.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. On the north side of the Nola Gate.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2010. Drain on north side of gate.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. Detail of drain on the north side of the Nola Gate.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. Looking out of the city eastwards.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. Looking out towards Exedra Tomb NG1.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2015. North wall of gate leading out from city. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2015. South wall of gate leading out from city. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2010. Inner south side of gate.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. On the inner south side of the Nola Gate near III.12.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. Head of Minerva above arch on inside of Nola Gate.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2015. Head of Minerva above arch on inside of Nola Gate.

Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. Head of Minerva above arch on inside of Nola Gate.

Pompeii Porta Nola. Inscription found on the inner arch of the Nola Gate, near the head of Minerva, readable from right to left.

Now in the British Museum.

According to Cooley, this translated as –

Vibius Popidius, son of Vibius, chief magistrate (meddix tuticus) saw to this being built and officially approved it.

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge. (p.16, A24).

Pompeii Porta Nola. 1836 drawing of inscription.

According to De Jorio, this Oscan inscription was discovered in May 1812, near to the head thought, at that time, to be of the goddess Isis.

See De Jorio, A., 1836. Guida di Pompei. Napoli: Fibrena, p. 114 and Tav. IV. no. 3.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. Looking west from outside city along Via di Nola towards gate.

Pompeii Porta Nola. C.1819 sketch by W. Gell. Looking west from outside city along Via di Nola towards gate.

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], p. 31/158.

See book in Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art [France], collections Jacques Doucet Gell Dessins 1817-1819

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Pompeii Porta Nola. c.1819 sketch by W. Gell, showing inscriptions found in the vicinity of the Porta Nola.

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], p. 31/158.

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Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. Looking west towards Gate from outside.

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. End of Nola Gate at junction with city walls

Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2006. Looking north-west along city walls.

Pompeii Porta Nola. July 2017. City drain on outer north side of gate. Photo courtesy Stephen Kay, British School at Rome.

Pompeii Porta Nola. July 2017. Front of city drain on outer north side of gate. Photo courtesy Stephen Kay, British School at Rome.

Nola Gate, Pompeii, March 2009. View from above.

Large iron knife in a bronze and wooden sheath. SAP inventory number 17047.

Found near Porta Nola in 1976.

Nola Gate, Pompeii, March 2009. View from left.

Large iron knife in a wooden sheath with bronze at the top and bottom. SAP inventory number 17047.

Found near Porta Nola in 1976.

Nola Gate, Pompeii, March 2009. View from right.

Large iron knife in a bronze and wooden sheath. SAP inventory number 17047.

Found near Porta Nola in 1976.

Nola Gate, Pompeii, March 2009.  Detail of Bronze sheath top. SAP inventory number 17047. 

Found near Porta Nola in 1976.

Nola Gate, Pompeii, March 2009.  Detail of bronze sheath tip. SAP inventory number 17047. 

Found near Porta Nola in 1976.

Old Nola entrance to Pompeii Scavi. June 2010. Buildings. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

Old Nola entrance to Pompeii Scavi. June 2010. Steps and hut. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

Old Nola entrance to Pompeii Scavi. June 2010. Fence and sign. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

Old Nola entrance to Pompeii Scavi. June 2010. Old tabella ansata style entrance sign. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

Old Nola entrance to Pompeii Scavi. June 2010. Gate. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.