Pompeii. Porta di Nola or Porta Nolana or Nola Gate.
North side of Gate
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking west towards gate and north wall, on right. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2011.
Looking west towards Gate on north side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking towards west end of north side of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. West end of north side of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010.
North side of gate at west end, with remaining plaster. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of remaining plaster on north side of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2011.
Looking towards vault and south side of large block at west end of north wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2011. Detail of north side of block from upper north side on east side of vault. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. June 2012. Looking east along north side of Gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Detail from north side of gate at west end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. June 2012. Looking east along north side of Gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking east along north side of gate from west end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2011. North wall from upper south side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2015. North wall of gate leading out from city. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2011. North wall from upper south side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking towards north wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2011. Detail from north wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking towards north wall at east end, from upper south side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. North wall at east end, looking west. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2011. Detail from north wall towards east end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2011. Looking towards north side at east end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
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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.
Outlet from drain at east end of north wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010.
Detail of masonry at outlet from drain at east end of north
wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der
Graaff.
Walls on east side of Pompeii in north-east corner near Nola Gate. May 2010.
Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
According to Van der Graaff –
“The drain passing through the agger at the Porta Nola highlights how the formalization of water channels through the gates achieved an almost monumental status (see plate 18).
The inlet is an inconspicuous opening to the left of the steps leading up to the wall-walk.
It collected rainwater from most of the Via di Nola, which, given its length, must have yielded a considerable amount.
The channel through the agger is composed of concrete, implying that it is roughly contemporary with the gate’s vault dating to the second century BCE.
The opening on the opposite end is rather grand, sitting on a high base of travertine masonry extending out from the curtain wall.
The resulting petite bastion guided rainwater in a small cascade onto the road below, emphasizing the drainage of the Via di Nola every time substantial rain hit the city. Water has cut deep into the masonry, indicating that it functioned for a considerable period.
The masonry of the drain extension clearly abuts the curtain wall, indicating its later construction.
A striking feature is that engineers built the drain extension in travertine masonry in an effort to match the lower courses of the older adjacent wall curtain.”
See Van der Graaff, I. (2018). The Fortifications of Pompeii and Ancient Italy. Routledge, (p.104-5).
Pompeii Porta Nola. July 2017. Front of city drain on outer
north side of gate. Photo courtesy Stephen Kay, British School at Rome.
South side of Gate
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking towards vault of gate, and south exterior side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east along exterior south wall of vault. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking towards west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. West end of south wall of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking towards west end of south side of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Detail from west end of south side of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. June 2012.
Looking east along south side from west end of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east along south side from west end of gate, detail. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. South wall at west end of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. June 2012. Looking east along south side of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2011. South side at west end from upper north side. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. South wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. South side of gate, detail. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Detail from south side of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. South wall, looking west from upper north wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking west along south wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. South wall of gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010.
Looking west along south wall from east end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. South wall at east end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east along south wall from upper north wall. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Pompeii Porta Nola. May 2015. South wall of gate leading out from city. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Nola Gate, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking along south side of gate at east end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
According to Van der Graaff –
“The eastern bastion of the Porta Nola is perhaps one of the most imposing stretches of the circuit, towering above anyone passing through the gate.”
See Van der
Graaff, I. (2018). The Fortifications of Pompeii and Ancient Italy.
Routledge, (p.115).