Pompeii Porta Nocera Tombs. South West side of Via delle Tombe.

Tombs 1OS to 31OS.

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Pompeii Porta Nocera Tombs 17a and 17b, at the rear of 17OS. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 17aOS. May 2006.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 17bOS. Tomb of Titus Muttius Proculus and Lucius Muttius Martialis. May 2006.

A columella was found inserted in the wall.

This had the latin inscription T(itus)  MVTT /  IVS  PRO /  CVLVS  V(ixit)  A(nnis)  XXV.

The Giornale di Scavi (11th August 1955) recorded a second columella with the inscription L(ucius)  MVTTIVS  MARTIALIS.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 17bOS. May 2006.

 

Looking north-west from rear of 19OS, along the Via delle Tombe, towards the city walls. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 19OS. Rear of tomb of Lucius Tillius and the Tillii. May 2006.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 19OS. Area at rear of tomb. May 2006.

A columella was found towards the rear and outside the tomb.

It had no inscription and the tomb could not be identified.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 19OS. May 2010.  Rear south side, with arched recess in centre.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 19OS. May 2010.  Arched recess, in the south side at the rear.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 19OS at the rear. Columella in white limestone in the shape of a cross.

See D’Ambrosio, A. and De Caro, S., 1983. Un Impegno per Pompei: Fotopiano e documentazione della Necropoli di Porta Nocera. Milano: Touring Club Italiano. (19OS)

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 19OS. Front of tomb of Lucius Tillius and the Tillii. May 2006.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 19OS. West side of tomb. May 2006.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tombs 19aOS and 19bOS behind 19OS. Looking across 21OS to rear of tomb 19OS.

Tomb 19aOS was an enclosure or recinto at the shoulder of tomb 19OS. It is now completely buried.

A marble columella was found with the inscription HELLE  PVEL /  LA  VIXIT  AN /  NIS  IV.

The tomb name is unknown, and according to De Caro, it is unlikely to be that of the four year old slave Helle.

Tomb 19bOS was further to the south behind tomb 19aOS close to the escarpment forming the boundary of the tombs.

This also is not visible today.

See D’Ambrosio, A. and De Caro, S., 1983. Un Impegno per Pompei: Fotopiano e documentazione della Necropoli di Porta Nocera. Milano: Touring Club Italiano. (19aOS, 19bOS).

 

Looking north-west over 21OS towards Via delle Tombe, from rear of 19OS. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 21OS. Tomb of the gens Stallia. Rear south wall. May 2010.

 

Pompeii Porta Nocera Tomb 21OS (centre). Tomb of the gens Stallia. May 2010.

Two columelle were found with inscriptions.

STALLIAE /  HAPHE  G(aiae)  L(ibertae).

BEBRIX /  VIX(it)  AN(nis)  VI.

D’Ambrosio attributes the tomb name to the gens Stallia as the Bebrix in the second inscription was a slave and only lived to the age of six.

See D’Ambrosio, A. and De Caro, S., 1983. Un Impegno per Pompei: Fotopiano e documentazione della Necropoli di Porta Nocera. Milano: Touring Club Italiano. (21OS).

 

 

 

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