I.7.14 Pompeii. Caupona of Masculus. Linked to I.7.13. Excavated 1927.

I.7.14 Pompeii. October 2017.

Looking north-west to entrance from junction of Via di Castricio, on left, and Vicolo dell’Efebo, on right.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.7.14 Pompeii, on left. 1961. Looking north-west on the Via di Castricio, towards Vicolo dell’Efebo and graffiti on its corner.

On the right is the entrance doorway of I.8.15. 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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I.7.14 Pompeii. December 2018. Entrance doorway on north side of Via di Castricio. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.7.14 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north to entrance doorway.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.7.14 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north-east to entrance doorway, and towards I.8.15, on right.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.7.14 Pompeii. October 2017.Looking towards entrance doorway to bar-room.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.7.14 Pompeii. June 2017. Entrance doorway to bar. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

I.7.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway to bar, looking north.

According to Della Corte, the keeper of the bar was a certain Masculus, as proved by three electoral recommendations.

Two were painted on the wall to the left of the doorway, and one [CIL IV 7240] was on the right of it –

Masculus rog(at)    [CIL IV 7238]

[Masc]u[l]us cupit    [CIL IV 7239]

Masculus cum codatis ubique (rogat)    [CIL IV 7240]

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (649, p.319)

These are recorded in CIL IV as

Q · POSTVMIVM · PROCVLVM

AED · D · R · P · MASCVLVS · ROG      [CIL IV 7238]

CEIVM · AED

MASCVLVS · CVPIT      [CIL IV 7239]

CN · HELVIVM

SABINVM · AED · D · R · P · O ·V ·F

MASCVLVS · CVM · CODATIS · VBIQ      [CIL IV 7240]

See Della Corte M., 1955. Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum Vol. IV, Supp 3, Lieferung 1. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 799.

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

Q(uintum) Postumium Proculum

aed(ilem) d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae) Masculus rog(at)       [CIL IV 7238]

Ceium aed(ilem)

[Masc]u[l]us cupit       [CIL IV 7239]

Cn(aeum) Helvium

Sabinum aed(ilem) d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) Masculus cum codatis ubiq(ue)       [CIL IV 7240]

Michael Binns has provided these translations:

Masculus asks (that you make) Quintus Postumius Proculus aedile (as he is) worthy of the city.      [CIL IV 7238]

Masculus desires Ceius as aedile      [CIL IV 7239]

I, Masculus, with my followers(?) everywhere, beg that you make Gnaeus Helvius Sabinus aedile as he is worthy of the city.      [CIL IV 7240]

I.7.14 Pompeii. May 2017.

Remains of painted inscription (CIL IV 7238) on left (west) side of entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.14 Pompeii. May 2017.

Detail of part of the remains of the painted inscription – POSTVM   [CIL IV 7238]. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.7.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Top of podium.

When excavated the south side of the podium was decorated with a painting, now faded and vanished, which represented the figure of an ithyphallic Priapus.

See Cibi e Sapori a Pompei e Dintorni, exhibition catalogue from Boscoreale Antiquarium, 2005, (p.101, with photo)

I.7.14 Pompeii. October 2017.

Looking north from bar-room to room/atrium with I.7.13 in east wall, and doorway to rear room.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.7.14 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking towards east wall of bar-room.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.7.14 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north from bar-room, to room/atrium with I.7.13 in east wall, and doorway to rear room.

I.7.14 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking across atrium from doorway ay I.7.13 towards west wall with two niches.

Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.7.14/13 Pompeii. December 2018. Detail of two niches on west wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.7.14 Pompeii. Old undated photograph showing female figure in a long robe.

She held in her raised hands an object possibly a scroll. She was identified as possibly the Muse, Calliope.

The painting was part of the decoration, on a white background, of the upper north wall of the cenacolo of the upper floor.

I.7.14 Pompeii. May 2003. Looking south from rear of counter towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.7.14 Pompeii. May 2003. Detail of area on north end of counter. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.