T7 Pompeii. Tower VII.

 

T7 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west along the city walls towards Tower VII.

 

T7 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west along the city walls towards Tower VII.

 

T7 Pompeii. July 2011. Looking west along the city walls towards Tower VII. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

T7 Pompeii. Tower VII. May 2006. North side, from outside the city walls.

 

T7 Pompeii. Tower VII. May 2006. North side.

 

T7 Pompeii. Tower VII. May 2006. East and north sides.

 

T7 Pompeii. Tower VII. May 2006. East side, with arched doorway.

 

T7 Pompeii. Tower VII. May 2006. Looking inside the arched doorway.

 

T7 Pompeii. Tower VII. May 2006. Looking through window on east end of north wall.

 

T7 Pompeii. Tower VII. May 2006. Looking through window on east end of north wall.

 

T7 Pompeii. Tower VII. May 2006. Looking through window in centre of north wall.

 

T7 Pompeii. Tower VII. May 2006. Looking through window on west end of north wall.

 

T7 Pompeii. Tower VII. May 2006. North and west side of tower, from outside the city walls.

 

T7 Pompeii. July 2011. Walls containing carved inscriptions near Tower VII. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

According to Cooley, a series of inscriptions (CIL X 8349 to 8361) were found between the Porta Sarno and the Porta Nola.

These appear to be epitaphs and are inscribed directly on the city walls, rather than on separate tombstones.

Nearby were found 38 cinerary urns containing cremations.

“They perhaps represent the burials of the poorer inhabitants of Pompeii”.

 

T7 Pompeii. 1812 drawing showing inscriptions on walls near tower to Pausia Iulia and LOLLIA CHAEIDYIU.

According to Minervini, the latter was possibly a free Greek with allegiance to the name Lollia.

See Mazois, F., 1812. Les Ruines de Pompei: Premiere Partie. Paris: Didot Freres. (p. 36, pl. 12).

See Bullettino Archeologico Napolitano, N. S.  3, No 58, November 1854.

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) the first reads

 

Pausia Iulia       [CIL 04, 02502 (p 466) = CIL 10, 08353 = AE 2004, +00398]

 

According to the Packard Humanities Institute http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/ the second reads

 

Λολλία

Χηλειδών.        [CIL 04, 02498 = CIL 10, 08355 = IG-14, 00706 = AE 2004, +00398]

 

T7 Pompeii. July 2011. Walls near Tower VII. Inscription to Auli Fisti. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this reads

 

A(uli) Fisti v(ivit?)

locu(s)       [CIL 04, 02501 (p 466) = CIL 10, 08351 = AE 2004, +00398 ]

T7 Pompeii. July 2011. Niche in walls near Tower VII. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

T7 Pompeii. July 2011. Inscription to PROTVS on walls near Tower VII. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this reads

Protus      [CIL 04, 02500 = CIL 10, 08357 = AE 2004, +00398]