III.3.6 Pompeii. Schola Armaturarum Iuventutis Pompeianae

or Schola Iuventutis Pompeianae. Excavated 1915 and 2017. Bombed in 1943.

Restored after the war by Maiuri. Roof and walls collapsed 2010.

Under restoration from 2015. Reopened with exhibition area 2017.

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III.3.6 Pompeii. August 2023. Looking north-west on Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.

III.3.6 Pompeii, on right. December 2018.

Looking west along north side of insula III.3, on north side of Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

III.3.6 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking north on Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese

III.3.6 Pompeii. October 2022. Detail cleverly inserted into doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese

III.3.6 Pompeii. April 2008. Entrance, with reproduction of the original type of doorway gate. Photo courtesy of Giles Gaffney.

III.3.6 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance, with reproduction of the original type of doorway gate.

The entrance doorway was almost as wide as the room behind it. 

It was thought this, full of military emblems, weapons, cupboards, etc, was occupied by a military association.

III.3.6 Pompeii. Old postcard, the date of the photograph is unknown. The post stamp is illegible.

The author of message on the card however has dated the card as 19th September 1933.  Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Drawing of façade of III.3.6 on Via dell’Abbondanza.

The façade, partially destroyed in the bombing of 1943, had an unusual feature.

The wide doorway was closed by a low wooden wall of lattice-like construction (faithfully reconstructed).

There was a triangular pediment on the top.

According to Varone and Stefani, on the pilaster to the west of the doorway, on the left of the photo, were found –

CIL IV 7654, 7655 and 7656, see below.

Under the trophy wall painting on the west side of the doorway was CIL IV 7657, see below.

Under the trophy wall painting on the east side of the doorway were CIL IV 7658, 7659 and 7660, see below.

None of these have been conserved.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.246-251 with photos).

On the east (on the right) doorpost and on the exterior wall in the neighbouring vicolo, Della Corte also mentions

CIL IV 7665 and 7666. Under CIL IV 7666, he quoted another CIL IV 8841.

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.351-355).

See Varone, A., 2002. Erotica Pompeiana: Love Inscriptions on the Walls of Pompeii, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider. (p.138, for description of CIL IV 8841).

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) these CIL IV’s read as -

L(ucium)  C(aecilium)  C(apellam)  d(ignum)  o(ro) v(os)  f(aciatis)      [CIL IV 7654]

L(ucium)  Popidium

aed(ilem)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)       [CIL IV 7655]

Popidium

IIv[ir(um)  v(irum)]  b(onum)      [CIL IV 7656]

Popidium

aedilem  v(iis)  a(edibus)  s(acris)  p(ublicis)  p(rocurandis)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)  populus

facit  et  rogat        [CIL IV 7657]

L(ucium)  Ceium  Secundum  IIvir(um)

Scymnis  nec  sine  Trebio

/

Infantio  scr(ipsit)       [CIL IV 7658]

Cn(aeum)  Helvium  Sabinum  aed(ilem)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)       [CIL IV 7659]

A(ulum)  Suettium  Certum

A(ulum)  Suettium  [Verum]

o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)       [CIL IV 7660]

L(ucium)  Popidium  L(uci)  f(ilium)  Ampliatum

aed(ilem)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)  coloniae  Pompeianae  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)

Infanticulus  cum  sodalibus  rog(at)       [CIL IV 7665]

Epidium  Sabinum  aed(ilem)

v(iis)  aed(ibus)  s(acris)  p(ublicis)  p(rocurandis)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)  q(uaestor?)  Martialis      [CIL IV 7666]

Martialis  fellas  Proculum       [CIL IV 8841]

III.3.6 Pompeii. Old postcard, c. 1916? During excavation? Looking into Schola Armaturarum with cast of shutters in centre.

III.3.6 Pompeii. 1915, looking north through entrance during excavations.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1916, p. 430-1, fig. 2.

III.3.6 Pompeii. December 2007. Remains of trophy wall painting to the left of the entrance.

III.3.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted Roman trophy figure on west entrance pilaster.

III.3.6 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted Roman trophy figure on west entrance pilaster.

III.3.6 Pompeii. April 2019. West entrance pillar display notice.

Drawings, from 1930, of the large military trophies that decorated the pillars at the entrance of the Schola.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

III.3.6 Pompeii. 1916, west entrance pilaster with painted roman trophy figure.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1916, p. 432, fig. 3.

According to Varone and Stefani, under the trophy wall painting was CIL IV 7657,

Popidium

aedilem  v(iis)  a(edibus)  s(acris)  p(ublicis)  p(rocurandis)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)  populus

facit  et  rogat        [CIL IV 7657]

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.246-251 with photos).

III.3.7, Pompeii. May 2018. East entrance pillar display notice.

Drawings, from 1930, of the large military trophies that decorated the pillars at the entrance of the Schola.

Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

III.3.6 Pompeii. 1916, east entrance pilaster with painted roman trophy figure.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1916, p. 432, fig. 4.

III.3.6 Pompeii. 1916, east entrance pilaster with painted roman trophy figure.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1916, p. 432, fig. 4.

According to Varone and Stefani, under the trophy wall painting were CIL IV 7658, 7659 and 7660.

L(ucium)  Ceium  Secundum  IIvir(um)

Scymnis  nec  sine  Trebio

/

Infantio  scr(ipsit)       [CIL IV 7658]

Cn(aeum)  Helvium  Sabinum  aed(ilem)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)       [CIL IV 7659]

A(ulum)  Suettium  Certum

A(ulum)  Suettium  [Verum]

o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)       [CIL IV 7660]

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.246-251 with photos).

III.3.6 Pompeii. Entrance.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

III.3.6 Pompeii. 1944. Bomb damage. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

According to Garcia y Garcia, the same bomb that damaged the nearby shops at III.3.3, 4 and 5 also damaged this west wall.

This led to the total loss of the IV style wall paintings on the west wall.

The two beautiful trophy wall paintings on the left and right pilasters of the entrance, were also affected.

The one on the right was totally annihilated whereas the one on the left was partly saved but is now badly faded and unreadable (in 2006 when book written).

A plaster cast of a cupboard against the wall to the right of the entrance, together with the partial plaster cast of the impression of the doorway gate were destroyed.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider, p. 53-55 with photos.

III.3.7 Pompeii. May 2018. Public display notice about post-war rebuilding. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

III.3.5 and III.3.6 on Via dell’Abbondanza, after collapse of roof and walls. November 2010.

III.3.6 Pompeii. September 2015. Restoration in progress.

III.3.6 Pompeii. April 2018. Steppingstones in Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King.

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III.3.6 Pompeii. April 2019. Looking north to display exhibition in centre of schola. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

III.3.6 Pompeii. May 2018. Display information notice. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

III.3.6 Pompeii. May 2018.

Old photograph in display exhibition, looking towards north wall, on left, rear doorway, centre and east wall, on right.

Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

III.3.6 Pompeii. May 2018.

Information display notice about restoration that started in June 2015 and the design of a new reversible cover that gives protection for the frescoes and walls and enables restoration to proceed. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

III.3.6 Pompeii. May 2018.

East exterior wall, with temporary side panel coverings and shadings, on Vicolo di Ifigenia. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

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