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IX.11.1 Pompeii. House of Cn. Audius Bassus?, with public shrine outside.

Façade excavated 1911, house not excavated.

IX.11.1 Pompeii. June 2012. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns. North side of Via dell’Abbondanza, on the extreme left is the unexcavated roadway between IX.7 and IX.11.
On the extreme right is the entrance doorway to IX.11.1.

IX.11.1 Pompeii. June 2012. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

North side of Via dell’Abbondanza, on the extreme left is the unexcavated roadway between IX.7 and IX.11.

On the extreme right is the entrance doorway to IX.11.1.

IX.11.1 Pompeii. May 2006. Entrance doorway, with three steps.

IX.11.1 Pompeii. May 2006. Entrance doorway, with three steps.

IX.11.1 Pompeii. May 2006. Entrance doorway, with three steps.
According to Cooley, a graffito was found between IX.11.1 and 2. (See IX.11.2) See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London : Routledge. (p.123)

IX.11.1 Pompeii. May 2006. Entrance doorway, with three steps. Looking north.

According to Cooley, a graffito CIL IV 7862, was found between IX.11.1 and 2, but is no longer visible. (See IX.11.2)

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii : A Sourcebook. London : Routledge. (p.123)

According to Varone and Stefani, also found between IX.11.1 and 2 were CIL IV 7860 and 7861.

Neither has been conserved.

CIL IV 7860 was found on the east wall of the fauces, just above the three steps.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.422)

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

[CIL IV 7860]

[CIL IV 7861]

C(aium) Consium / aed(ilem) d(ignum) r(ei) p(ublicae)      [CIL IV 7860]
Trebium aed(ilem)       [CIL IV 7861a]
Paq(uium)       [CIL IV 7861b]
Aelium       [CIL IV 7861c]

IX.11.1 Pompeii. May 2006. Front façade of house on west side of entrance doorway, with steps. House with street shrine and fountain outside.

IX.11.1 Pompeii. May 2006.

Front façade of house on west side of entrance doorway, with steps.

House with street shrine and fountain outside.

IX.11.1 Pompeii. May 2006.

Looking north-east along Via dell’Abbondanza towards house with street shrine and fountain, left. and Thermopolium of Asselina, right.

According to Della Corte, written on the street shrine above the altar with the last sacrifice in honour of the 12 gods, were the names of the Vicomagistri, reading –

Successus, Victor

Asclepiades, Co(n)sta(n)s (Vicomagistri) [CIL IV 7855]

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.307)

IX.7 Roadway unexcavated IX.11.1

IX.7 Pompeii. September 2005. Roadway unexcavated. IX.11.1

IX.11.1 PUBLIC SHRINE (only partly excavated)

Compitum at IX.11.1 undergoing restoration in May 2005

Compitum at IX.11.1 undergoing restoration in May 2005.