IX.8.7 Pompeii. Shop. Linked to IX.8.6. Excavated 1880.

IX.8.7 Pompeii, on left. May 2010. Entrance on south side of Via di Nola, looking west.

On the west (right) side of the entrance doorway, between IX.8.7 and 6, (centre of photo) were found –

(A.) Rustius (Verus) (rogat)  [CIL IV 3750]

(A.) Rustius (Verus) facit      [CIL IV 3751]

And a third written at the side of number 3 read - (A.) Rustius (Verus) facit     [CIL IV 3738 with Note 4]

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.133) 

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

M(arcum) Licinium Faus

/tinu[m]

aed(ilem) v(iis) a(edibus) s(acris) p(ublicis) p(rocurandis) v(irum) b(onum) d(ignum) r(ei) [p(ublicae) o(ro)] v(os) f(aciatis) Rustius rog(at)    [CIL IV 3750]

C(aium) Calventium Sittium

/IIv(i)r(um)

Rustius facit OMLVS idem facit      [CIL IV 3751]

L(ucium) Popidium Secundum

aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os) f(aciatis) Fustius faci ,<t=I> scrib[it      [CIL IV 3738]

Also found were the following recommendations from the neighbours.

Ti. Claudium Verum, II virum  

vicini rogant         [CIL IV 367]

Ti. Claudium Verum 

vicini rog(ant)      [CIL IV 440]

They prove the nearness of the house of this magistrate, but cannot identify it precisely. 

Mau thought it was definitely the House of the Centenario because of the graffiti found on the middle column on the south side of the peristyle.

This named - Ti(berius) Claudius Ver(us)      [CIL IV 5229]

Also found on the façade, between the entrances of numbers IX.8.7 and 6, was the electoral programme -

Rustium Verum d.i.d

(Ti. Claudi) Vere, fac qui te fecit      [CIL IV 3760 with Note 2]

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.131) 

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

Rustium Verum d(uumvirum) i(ure) d(icundo)

/ vere

fac qui te fe[cit]       [CIL IV 3760]

Via di Nola, Pompeii, 7th August 1976. Looking west from near IX.8.7, on left.

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

IX.8.7 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance, with bench outside on Via di Nola.

According to Della Corte, Urbanus was the name of the person living on the upper floor, above this shop.

Among the few pieces of equipment found here, was a compass. 

He thought he was a maker of balances or weights (Sacomarius).

A mutilated recommendation found here read –

Urbanus  sa(comarius?)  (rogat)     [CIL IV 3752].

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.137)

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

Verum

Iivir(um)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)

Urbanus salg[        [CIL IV 3752]

Another recommendation probably for the same Urbanus was found between IX.8.5 and 6, see IX.8.5.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. East wall.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Upper east wall.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. South wall.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. South wall, with stone base of stairs, and line of stairs visible in the plaster.

According to Boyce, beneath the stairs leading to the upper floor, a panel of white stucco was bordered with red stripes.

On this panel was painted a single serpent, advancing left towards a burning altar, which stood amongst plants.

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1880, 98.

See Boyce G. K., 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii. Rome: MAAR 14. (p.90, no.450)

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Remains of base of stairs to upper floor, against south wall.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Upper south wall.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Niche in south-east corner, under line of stairs in rear wall.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. West wall.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Upper west wall.

IX.8.7 Pompeii. May 2010. East exterior wall on small vicolo, looking south.

IX.9 Pompeii, on left. May 2010.                   Vicolo looking south.                                         Side wall of IX.8.7, on right.

IX.9 Pompeii, on left. May 2005. Roadway looking south. Side wall of IX.8.7, on right.