VIII.4.7 Pompeii. Shop and backroom of Severus.

Excavated 1856 and 1861. (Strada d’Olconio 7).

VIII.4.7 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south to entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.4.7 Pompeii. Shop and backroom, with VIII.4.9 in background.  May 2005.

For graffiti found on pilaster on right of doorway, see also VIII.4.6.

This included the one painted in red Greek lettering, which was removed to the Naples Archaeological Museum.

Inventory number 4717. (Ruesch 1206).

This showed the shop’s owner to be under the protection of Hercules. [CIL IV 733]

Varone and Stefani include a photograph of the Greek graffito.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p. 366)

Pappalardo shows the actual Fiorelli writings in Greek.

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.128).

VIII.4.7/VIII.4.6 Pompeii. Red painted graffito from pilaster between doorways.

On display in Naples Archaeological Museum, inv. 4717. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

Greek text in red letters, according to the Naples Museum information card this translates as:

“Qui abita il figlio di Zeus, Eracle glorioso vincitore; non entri il male”

“Here dwells the son of Zeus, Heracles the glorious victor; may evil keep out”.      [CIL IV 733]

VIII.4.7 Pompeii, on left, with VII.4.6, on right. October 2017.

Pilaster between two doorway entrances, with graffiti, see also VIII.4.6.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.4.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance and east wall of shop.

Also showing the pilaster on the left of the doorway, between VIII.4.8 and 7.

Painted in red and black, and found in May 1855, on this pilaster were:

Lollium  Fuscum

aed(ilem)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)    [CIL IV 734]

N(umerium)  Popidium  Rufum

II vir(um)  Severus  rog(at)     [CIL IV 735]

Postumium

quinq(uennalem)    [CIL IV 736]

L(ucium)  Ceium  Secum  II vir(um)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)

Amiullius  Cosmus  cum

(…)ario  rog(at)     [CIL IV 737]

[E]pidium  Sabinum

II vir(um)  Po[st]umi  faciunt    [CIL IV 738]

Lollium

aed(ilem)  o(ro)  v(os)  f (aciatis)    [CIL IV 771]

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi.  (p. 172)

According to Della Corte, the two shops at VIII.4.8 and VIII.4.7 were under the ownership of one (Ianu)arius and another called Severus. He reached this conclusion because the two electoral recommendations were written one near the other on the dividing pilaster of the two shops:

Severus  rog(at)    [CIL IV 735], above,

and

[CIL IV 737] above, where he interpreted (…)ario as (Ianu)ario.

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 236)

VIII.4.7 Pompeii. December 2007. East wall of shop.

VIII.4.7 Pompeii. December 2007.

Looking towards south wall and doorway to rear room and two masonry steps that lead to wooden steps for access to upper floor.

VIII.4.7 Pompeii. December 2007. West wall of shop.

VIII.4.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Threshold or sill.