I.8.15 Pompeii. Caupona and officina di Fufidius Successus.

Bar with back room and dye works with kiln and workshop.

Linked to I.8.16. Excavated 1936, 1941.

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I.8.15 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north on Via di Castricio towards entrance doorway, at junction with Vicolo dell’Efebo, on left.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2020.

South-west corner of insula, above doorway on Via di Castricio, on right. Vicolo dell’Efebo is seen on the left. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018. South-west corner of insula, with entrance doorway on Via di Castricio, in centre.

Vicolo dell’Efebo is seen on the left. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north-east from junction, with entrances at I.8.16, on left, and I.8.15, centre right.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north to entrance doorway, with graffiti, on right.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2017. East of entrance doorway, graffiti and window.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Graffiti to east of entrance between bar and workshop. 

According to Varone and Stefani, although CIL IV 7305 a – d and 7306 a - c were found here, only part of unreadable CIL IV 7305a-c is conserved.

See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (p.98-106)

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

Caecilium  Capell(am)  aed(ilem)  d(ignum)  r(ei)  p(ublicae)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)     [CIL IV 7305a]

Fufidius  Successus  Serenum  aed(ilem)  d(ignum)  r(ei)

p(ublicae)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)                                                     [CIL IV 7305b]

C(aium)  Numitorium  aed(ilem)  o(ro)  v(os)  f(aciatis)

Serenum  Successus  Fufidius  rogat                                           [CIL IV 7305c]

I.8.15 Pompeii. September 2005. Graffiti to east of entrance between bar and workshop – CIL IV 7305a-c (see above). 

I.8.15-16, Pompeii. May 2003. Iron grating from window. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.8.15-16, Pompeii. May 2003. Detail of iron grating from window. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.8.15-16, Pompeii. May 2003. Detail of iron grating removed from window. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking north to entrance doorway on Via di Castricio. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

According to PPM,

“All of the south-west area of the insula 8 was reserved for commercial activity and sales, since part of this property was used as a caupona with its characteristic sales podium in the entrance room, and with the rooms for the customers (at the rear on the left).

The eastern part, with the neighbouring dwelling at I.8.14, was used as a “colouring” plant. No colours had been found here because the site was not functioning in 79AD, but the oven of small dimensions with its slow drying plate, three manual reels/mules and nine mortars with pestles left in the room, leave no doubt about its use. 

This workshop probably had the same proprietor as the caupona, in that the entrance doorway opening into it, opened from the caupona.”

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. I. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 844.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north to entrance doorway.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance doorway on Via di Castricio. 

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2017. Entrance doorway on Via di Castricio.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii, on right. 1961. Entrance doorway with graffiti on Via di Castricio, on the right.

On the left is the doorway of I.7.14 and the roadway between I.7 and I.8. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance doorway, with remains of plastered façade.

I.8.15 Pompeii. June 2005. Looking north to entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.8.15 Pompeii. June 2005.

Entrance doorway on left, remains of graffiti, on right. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix

I.8.15 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards west wall from entrance doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. September 2024.

Looking north from doorway, across counter towards doorways to two rear rooms. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

I.8.15 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north across counter towards doorways to two rear rooms.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking towards east wall with doorway at south end leading to rooms with kiln and plant for production of pigments.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking towards podium in shop-room, and doorways to two rear rooms on its north side.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north to podium in shop-room.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north to detail of front façade of podium in shop-room.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north-east across podium in shop-room, and two rear rooms on its north side.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2013.

Looking north-east towards podium in shop-room, and two rear rooms on its north side. Photo courtesy of Paula Lock.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north across shop-room, with counter.

I.8.15 Pompeii. September 2005. Looking north across shop-counter towards rear rooms. 

I.8.15 Pompeii. May 2003.

Looking north across counter with five remaining embedded dolia, and a broken one, centre right. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking towards west wall of shop-room.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2013.

Doorway on west side (on left side) of shop-room leading to rooms probably for the use of the customers.

Through this room was another doorway which led into the rooms (at I.8.16) which were the kitchen, a triclinium, and another cubiculum.

Photo courtesy of Paula Lock.

See Rivista di Studi Pompeiani, Vol. III, 1989, article by Castiglione, V., Del Franco, M., and Vitale, R: “L’insula 8 della Regio I, un campione d’indagine socio-economica”, (p.185-221).

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking towards north wall of the room from the doorway of the room on the west side of the shop-room.

On the right is a doorway leading through to I.8.16. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018. Structure leaning against the north wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2013.

Doorway on east side (on right side) of shop, possibly used as a cubiculum, (see p.207 of Rivista).

Photo courtesy of Paula Lock.

See Rivista di Studi Pompeiani, Vol. III, 1989, article by Castiglione, V., Del Franco, M., and Vitale, R: “L’insula 8 della Regio I, un campione d’indagine socio-economica”, (p.185-221).

I.8.15 Pompeii. May 2003.

Looking towards north-east corner and remains of bed recess in east wall. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking across to rear rooms and east wall of shop-room, on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.8.15 Pompeii. October 2017. Looking north along east wall of shop-room.

Foto Taylor Lauritsen, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking towards east wall of shop-room, with square niche.   

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards east wall of shop-room. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.8.15 Pompeii. May 2003.

Looking towards east wall with niche, and broken dolium set in counter below. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018. Remaining painted decoration on upper east wall, above niche. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018. Square niche towards north end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2007. Niche in east wall. 

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018.

South end of east wall with painted decoration above doorway, leading to kiln and plant for production of pigments. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

According to Sampaolo (in PPM) -

“On the west wall, in 1936 a painting was discovered and removed.

Painted above the zoccolo, was a painting in which the characters were identified by names painted in black, in capital italic letters.

The scene divided into three panels of different lengths by wide red bands, showed six characters in short pink tunics (the first, third, and sixth from left) going to the right, each carrying on their shoulder, two cages suspended by a stick. 

They were walking among bushes under an unusual structure, probably a gabled pergola, hung with garlands.

On the extreme right, there was a smaller female figure, dressed in a long green tunic, with her arm raised pointing to welcome the six characters that she was looking at.

Starting from the left, and written near their heads, the names were –

Fortunatus, C. Iulius Trophimus, Felix, C. Marcius Fortunatus, G. Castricius Seno, D. I(uventi)us Eunus (Nautilo?)”.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. I. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 846, where the painting was described as being found on the west wall.

See Rivista di Studi Pompeiani, Vol. III, 1989, article by Castiglione, V., Del Franco, M., and Vitale, R: “L’insula 8 della Regio I, un campione d’indagine socio-economica”, (p.185-221).

On page 206-7, figs.22 and 23, is a photograph of the fresco and a reconstruction, but the caption states that it was from the east wall.

I.8.15 Pompeii. March 2024. Painted panel, on display in exhibition in Palaestra, entitled -

“L’altra Pompei, vite comuni all’ombra del Vesuvio”. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

I.8.15 Pompeii. March 2024.

Scene of a sacrificial procession, with figures in short tunics with graffitied names near their heads, (61-79 AD).

On display in exhibition in Palaestra, entitled - “L’altra Pompei, vite comuni all’ombra del Vesuvio”. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

I.8.15 Pompeii. 1961. Painted panel with inscriptions. Now in SAP deposits. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) the names read [from left to right]

      [left panel]

Fortunatus      [CIL IV, 7309a]

G(aius!) Iuli{a}us

Trophimus      [CIL IV, 7309b]

      [centre panel]

Felix       [CIL IV, 7309c]

G(aius!) Marcius

Fortunatus      [CIL IV, 7309d]

G(aius!) Castricius

Seno      [CIL IV, 7309e]

      [right panel]

D(ecimus) Iul[iu]s

Eunus      [CIL IV, 7309f]

Salvom

venire      [CIL IV, 7309g]

I.8.15 Pompeii. 1968.

Left hand part of painted panel with inscriptions. Now in SAP deposits. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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Above the figure on the left is the name

Fortunatus      [CIL IV, 7309a]

Above the figure on the right is the name

G(aius!) Iuli{a}us

Trophimus      [CIL IV, 7309b]

I.8.15 Pompeii. May 2024. Right hand part of centre part of painted panel with inscriptions. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

On display in exhibition, entitled - “L’altra Pompei, vite comuni all’ombra del Vesuvio”.

I.8.15 Pompeii. 1968.

Right hand part of centre part of painted panel with inscriptions. Now in SAP deposits. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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Above the figure on the left is the name

G(aius!) Marcius

Fortunatus      [CIL IV, 7309d]

Above the figure on the right is the name

G(aius!) Castricius

Seno      [CIL IV, 7309e]

A third figure (not shown here) to the left of the other two, had the name

Felix       [CIL IV, 7309c]

I.8.15 Pompeii. 1961.

Right hand part of centre part of painted panel with inscriptions. Now in SAP deposits. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.8.15 Pompeii. 1968.

Right hand part of the painted panel showing a small figure dressed in long green tunic, raising her arm in welcome.

Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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I.8.15 Pompeii. 1961.

Part of the right side of the painted panel showing a small figure dressed in long green tunic, raising her arm in welcome.

Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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Above the taller, left, figure is

D(ecimus) Iul[iu]s

Eunus      [CIL IV, 7309f]

Above the smaller, right, figure is

Salvom

venire      [CIL IV, 7309g]

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south across shop-counter from rear towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018.

Detail of rear of counter, looking south. On the right would be the west wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.8.15 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking south-east across rear of shop-counter, and towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

I.8.15 Pompeii. May 2003. Looking south-east across rear of shop-counter. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.8.15 Pompeii. May 2003. Looking down at hearth on end of counter. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.8.15 Pompeii. May 2003.  Looking down to top of counter and some of the inset dolia. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

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