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Pompeii. Porta Stabia or Stabian Gate.

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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 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 2004. Looking south on Via Stabiana.

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

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. North side. Looking south.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. North side. Looking south.

 

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 centre and drainage to right.

 

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

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

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Steps at side.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Steps at side.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. May 2006. Looking south.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. May 2006. Looking south.

 

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Looking south.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. September 2005. Looking south.

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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 Stabia. Early 20th century. 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. May 2006. South east side. Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus. 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. May 2006. South east side.

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

 

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. May 2006. Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus.

Pompeii Stabian Gate. May 2006. Cippus of L. Avianius Flaccus and Q. Spedius Firmus.

 

 

 

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