VII.9.2 Pompeii. Tempio di
Vespasiano o Tempio del Genio di Augusto o Tempio di Mercurio.
Temple of Vespasian or Temple of the Genius of Augustus or Temple of Mercury.
Excavated 1817.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. July 2010. Altar looking north-east towards west and south sides of altar. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Looking towards west and south sides
of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards the west and south side. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. July 2010. West and south sides of altar. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 1939. Looking towards north and east side of altar. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. 1944. East side of altar. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
This side has a crown of oak leaves with a laurel on each side.
According to Mau, the civic crown, one made of oak leaves, and the laurel are recognised as attributes denoting imperial rank.
This temple was therefore built in honour of an emperor.
See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (Page 107).
VII.9.2 Pompeii. July 2010. Altar looking south-east towards north and west sides. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south-east across Temple towards north and west sides of altar.
VI.9.2 Pompeii, May 2018. Looking towards north and west sides of altar. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2009. North and west sides of altar.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. North and west side of altar.
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
West side of altar
VII.9.2 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking towards west side.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.9.2 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking towards west side. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Looking towards west side.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. January 2023. West side. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. West side.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. December 2018. West side of altar. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. April 2014. Looking towards west side of Altar. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. July 2010. West side of altar. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. December 2005. West side of altar.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. October 2001. Looking east towards the west side of altar. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Detail of base of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. April 2014. Detail from west side of Altar. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. Sacrificial scene on West side of altar.
According to Mau, a priest with a toga drawn over his head pours a libation from a shallow bowl or patera onto an altar which is in the form of a tripod.
With him at the left are two lectors with their bundles of rods, a flute player, two boys – camilli - carrying the utensils for the sacrifice, and also an attendant.
At the right the victimarius or slayer and an assistant are bringing a bull to the altar for sacrifice.
In the background is a Tetrastyle temple, “doubtless the temple before us; the scene represents the dedicatory exercises.”
As the sacrifice is a bull it means the temple must have been dedicated to an emperor during his lifetime.
See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (Pages 106-7).
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. 1961. Looking towards west side of altar. 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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VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Detail of north
end of west side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Detail of north
end of west side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. April 2014. Detail from west side of Altar. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
According to Mau, this shows a priest with a toga drawn over his head pours a libation from a shallow bowl or patera onto an altar.
On the left are two lectors with their bundles of rods, a flute player, two boys – camilli - carrying the utensils for the sacrifice, and also an attendant.
See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (Pages 106-7).
VII.9.2
Pompeii. March 2019. Detail of centre of west side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. April 2014. Detail from west side of Altar. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
According to Mau, a priest with a toga drawn over his head pours a libation from a shallow bowl or patera onto an altar which is in the form of a tripod.
On the right the victimarius or slayer and an assistant are bringing a bull to the altar for sacrifice.
See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (Pages 106-7).
VII.9.2
Pompeii. March 2019. Detail of south end of west side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. April 2014. Detail from west side of Altar. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
According to Mau, these figures are the victimarius or slayer and an assistant who are bringing a bull to the altar for sacrifice.
See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (Pages 106-7).
VII.9.2 Pompeii. From an Album c. 1875-1885. West side
of altar. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
South
side of altar
VII.9.2 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking towards south side of
altar.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Looking towards south side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. July 2010. South side of altar. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. Looking north at south side of altar.
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. July 2010. South side of altar.
According to Mau, the north and south sides have representations of ceremonial objects used in sacrificing.
On this side is the napkin (mantele), the augural staff (lituus), and the box in which the incense was kept (acerra).
See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (Page 107).
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. 1966. South side of altar. 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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VII.9.2 Pompeii. 1957. South side of Altar. 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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VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Detail of south
side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Detail of mantle on south side of Altar. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VII.9.2
Pompeii. March 2019. Detail of east end of south side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. April 2014. Detail from south side of Altar of an incense box. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
East
side of altar
VII.9.2 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking towards east side of
altar.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Looking towards east side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Detail of top of east side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
North side of altar
VII.9.2 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking towards north side of
altar.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Looking towards north side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Top of north side of altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. 1966. Detail from north side of altar. 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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VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Detail from west end of north side of
altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. March 2019. Detail from east end of north side of
altar.
Foto Anne Kleineberg,
ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. July 2010. North side of altar.
According to Mau, the north and south sides have representations of ceremonial objects used in sacrificing.
On this side is the libation bowl (patera), a ladle (simpulum) and a pitcher.
See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (Page 107).
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VII.9.2 Pompeii. 1966. North side of altar. 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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VII.9.2 Pompeii. Drawing by Pasquale Maria Veneri, 1843, of detail from marble altar.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 725.
Photo © ICCD. https://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it/
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