VIII.5.39 Pompeii. House of Acceptus and the Euhodia.

Excavated 1881.

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VIII.5.39 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. Plaster-cast of an impression of a boy found on 24^th January 1882, around 12 feet (4 metres) above the ancient ground level.

Photo by Giorgio Sommer.

Also found nearby was a skeleton of a woman, but only her arm was successfully cast.

On her arm were two gold bracelets, and on her hand were two gold rings.

It is conjectured that she was his mother, and that he was infirm and being helped from an upper window when the surge hit Pompeii. 

See Dwyer, E., 2010. Pompeii’s Living Statues. University of Michigan Press. (pp. 98 to 103).

See Notizie degli Scavi, 1882, p.280: See BdI. 1884, pp126 sgg.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Entrance.

According to Della Corte, four whitened tablets on either side of the entrance had two simultaneous electoral recommendations for the candidates, MM. Licini Romanus and Faustinus, recommended by the married couple, Acceptus and Euhodia, who lived here - Acceptus rog(at);  Euhodia rog(at) [CIL IV 3595].

See Della Corte, M., 1965.  Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p. 257).

 

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

 

M(arcum)  Licinium

aed(ilem)  v(iis)  a(edibus)  s(acris)  p(ublicis)  p(rocurandis)

Acceptus  rog(at)

/

Faustinum

o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)

Euhodia  rog(at)       [CIL IV 3595]

 

See BdI, 1884, p. 127.

According to Mau, these read as -

On the right:

 

Romanum

o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)      [CIL IV 3594]

Faustinum

o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)

Euhodia  rog(at)       [CIL IV 3595]

On the left:

 

M(arcum)  Licinium

aed(ilem)  v(iis)  a(edibus)  s(acris)  p(ublicis)  p(rocurandis)       [CIL IV 3595]

M(arcum)  Licinium

aed(ilem)  v(iis)  a(edibus)  s(acris)  p(ublicis)  p(rocurandis)

Acceptus  rog(at)      [CIL IV 3594]

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, looking north-east from entrance.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 1, east side.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, south wall, looking east from entrance.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. September 2005. Room 1, north side.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, summer triclinium. Looking north.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, remains of painted plaster on summer triclinium.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, remains of painted plaster on summer triclinium.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, remains of painted plaster on summer triclinium.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, remains of painted plaster on summer triclinium.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 1, looking east towards summer triclinium.

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. September 2005. Summer triclinium.  

 

VIII.5.39 Pompeii. March 2009. West side of room 1 with doorways to rooms 2, 3 and 5.

 

 

 

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