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Pompeii. Porta di Stabia or Stabian Gate. Excavated c.1869.

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Pompeii Porta Stabia or Stabian Gate. About 1900. Looking north through gate from outside the city. The north end of the schola tomb of Marcus Tullius can be seen on the right. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Pompeii Porta di Stabia or Stabian Gate. About 1900. Looking north through gate from outside the city.

The north end of the schola tomb of Marcus Tullius can be seen on the right.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2010. North side. Looking south. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2010. Looking south from north side.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Looking south from north side. According to Eschebach, the ancient name of this gate may have been Porta Portuensis? See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.11)

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Looking south from north side.

According to Eschebach, the ancient name of this gate may have been Porta Portuensis?

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.11)

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. North side. March 2009. Looking south with fountain centre and drainage to right.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. March 2009. North side.

Looking south with fountain in centre and drainage, to right of fountain.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. North side. Drainage.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Drainage on north side.

 

East side of Stabian Gate. Steps leading up to top of city walls, looking south onto wall. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

East side of Stabian Gate. September 2010.

Steps leading up to top of city walls, looking south onto wall.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. May 2006. Looking south.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. May 2006. Looking south through gate.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Looking south.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Looking south through gate.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Plaster on west side.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Plaster on west side.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2004. Looking south on Via Stabiana.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2004. Looking south towards gate, from Via Stabiana.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2010. South side. Looking north to Via Stabiana. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2010. Looking north to Via Stabiana from south side.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. May 2006. South side. Looking north.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. May 2006. Looking north from south side.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. May 2006. South-east side.

Looking north to Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus.

 

Porta Stabia. Early 20th century. Looking north to Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Porta di Stabia. Early 20th century. Looking north to Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2010. Looking north to Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2010.

Looking north to Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. March 2009. South east side. Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. March 2009. South-east side.

Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2010. South east side. Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker. The Cippus at the Stabian Gate has the following inscription:- L - AVIANVS - L - F - MEN FLACCVS - PONTIANVS Q - SPEDIVS - Q - F - MEN FIRMVS - II - VIR - I - D - VIAM A - MILLIARIO - A - D - GISIARIOS QVA - TERRITORIVM - EST POMPEIANORVM - SVA PEC - MVNIERVNT Lucius Avianius Flaccus Pontianus, son of Lucius, of the Menenian tribe and Quintus Spedius Firmus, son of Quintus, of the Menenian tribe, duumvirs with judicial power, paved the road at their own expense from the milestone to the station of the carriage drivers, where it is in Pompeii’s territory. (CIL.X1064 – ILS 5382)

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2010. South-east side.

Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus.

Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

The Cippus at the Stabian Gate has the following inscription:-

 

L - AVIANVS - L - F - MEN

FLACCVS - PONTIANVS

Q - SPEDIVS - Q - F - MEN

FIRMVS - II - VIR - I - D - VIAM

A - MILLIARIO - A - D - GISIARIOS

QVA - TERRITORIVM - EST

POMPEIANORVM - SVA

PEC - MVNIERVNT

 

The Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) lists this as

L(ucius) Avianius L(uci) f(ilius) Men(enia) / Flaccus Pontianus / Q(uintus) Spedius Q(uinti) f(ilius) Men(enia) / Firmus IIvir(i) i(ure) d(icundo) viam / a milliario ad cisiarios / qua territorium est / Pompeianorum sua / pec(unia) munierunt    [CIL X 1064]

 

Lucius Avianius Flaccus Pontianus, son of Lucius, of the Menenian tribe and Quintus Spedius Firmus, son of Quintus, of the Menenian tribe, duumvirs with judicial power, paved the road at their own expense from the milestone to the station of the carriage drivers, where it is in Pompeii’s territory.

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London : Routledge. p. 127, F86.  (CIL X 1064 – ILS 5382)

 

 

 

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