II.2.5 Pompeii. Rear garden entrance of II.2.2.

II.2.5 Pompeii. September 2018.

Looking along south side of insula II.2, with entrance doorway leading to garden area, at II.2.5. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.2.5 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking east along south side of insula II.2, with entrance doorway leading to garden area, at II.2.5.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

II.2.5 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north on Via di Castricio towards entrance doorway leading to garden area.

II.2.5 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north to garden entrance doorway.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

II.2.5 Pompeii. May 2005. Entrance doorway.

II.2.5 Pompeii. October 2017. East side of garden entrance doorway, on south side of Insula II.2.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

II.2.5 Pompeii. October 2017.

Looking along the east side of the garden entrance doorway, where the remains of painted graffiti were found.

Lower right, the grating for the Sarno canal, outside the south wall of II.2.5.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

II.2.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Grating for the Sarno canal, outside the south wall of II.2.5

On the east side of the entrance doorway, the remains of painted graffiti were found.

According to Jacobelli, when found this painted plaster included a frieze of scenes of gladiators and their fights.

On either side of the painting were electoral recommendations. Today they have completely disappeared.

See Jacobelli, L., 2003. Gladiators at Pompeii. Roma: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p. 76)

According to Varone and Stefani, on the east side from the doorway, CIL IV 7553 and CIL IV 7554 were found.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.203-4)

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

Gavium  Rufum  IIvir(um)      [CIL IV 7553]

Holconium

Priscum  IIvir(um)  i(ure)  d(icundo)       [CIL IV 7554]

II.2.5 Pompeii. October 2017.

Detail of remaining painted stucco, site of a frieze of scenes of gladiators and their fights, together with electoral recommendations on either side. Today they have completely disappeared.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

II.2.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Grating for the Sarno canal, outside the south wall of II.2.5

II.2.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway.

II.2.5 Pompeii. May 2005.  East side of the garden, from the rear entrance.

II.2.5 Pompeii. May 2005.  West side of the garden, from the rear entrance.

II.2.5 Pompeii. May 2005.  Looking north, from the rear entrance.

II.2.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north, from the rear entrance.

II.2.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north, from the rear entrance.

II.2.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking west, from the rear entrance.

II.2.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking east, from the rear entrance.

II.2.5 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking north across garden from above entrance doorway.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 006.

II.2.5 Pompeii, on left. May 2005.                       Via di Castricio looking east.                            II.7 Palaestra, on right.

II.1 Pompeii, on left. May 2005.               Vicolo di Octavius Quarto looking north.               Wall of II.2.2/5, on right.