Pompeii Street View. Vicolo di Giulio Polibio.
Formerly called Unnamed Vicolo between IX.12
and IX.13.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking north from Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo courtesy
of Klaus Heese.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii, between IX.12 and IX.13. December 2005.
Street altar on west
corner of junction at IX.12.7.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii, between IX.12 and IX.13 (behind metal fencing).
September 2004.
Looking east from
junction with Via dell’Abbondanza on North side.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii, between IX.12 and IX.13. December 2006. Looking
north from IX.12.8.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii, between IX.12 and IX.13. March 2009. Looking
north.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. 2016/2017.
Looking north towards upper west wall of
roadway, insula IX.12. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. 2016/2017.
Looking south along IX.12 on west side of
roadway. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii, between IX.13, on left, and IX.12. December
2006.
Looking south to
junction with Via dell’Abbondanza, from end of the excavated area.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii, between IX.13 and IX.12. May 2010.
IX.13 on left. Looking
south. IX.12 on right. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii, between IX.12 and IX.13. May 2010. IX.12 on
left. Looking north. IX.13 on right.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010. Exterior wall of IX.12.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010. Exterior wall of IX.12.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010. West exterior wall of IX.13.
According to Giordano
and Casale, found painted in red and faded, on 24th January 1972, along the
external wall of the House of Julius Polybius at the beginning of the vicolo
between IX.12 and IX.13, was the following painted inscription –
HABITVS HAC HODIE CVM
YSSA SAL
See Atti della
Accademia Pontaniana, vol. XXXIX, 1990 per articolo di Giordano, C & Casale, A: “Iscrizioni
Pompeiane inedite scoperte tra gli anni 1954-1978” (p.284)
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010. Drain outside IX.12.7.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010.
Entrance to stables at IX.12.7.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010. Exterior wall of IX.12 with drain.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010.
Exterior wall of IX.12 with drain.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010. Exterior wall of IX.12 with drain.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010. Excavation behind IX.13.1. Looking east from unnamed vicolo.
According to Cerulli
Irelli,
“A work of excavation
had been followed to isolate the humidity from the two splendid rear rooms of
the said house (i.e. of IX.13.1/3 Julius Polybius), and the rustic quarters of
a house has appeared to the north of this last house and presented a small
kitchen with cupboard (repositorium) in a notable state of conservation, and a
vast lararium picture with several elements on the rear wall of an
uncovered/open room: this seemed to be evidence of plebeian art not inferior to
the lararium picture found in the actual house of Julius Polybius.”
See Cerulli
Irelli, G: Cronache Pompeiane, 2, (II), 1976, Notiziario, attività archeologica. (p.241).
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. 1977 drawing by M. Oliva of a lararium
discovered in a garden to the north of IX.13.3.
A small niche, which
contained a lamp, has a garland above and two serpents approaching, one from
each side.
Two Lares are in the
upper zone, one on each side.
Below the niche is the
genius and two female figures.
Bottom at the right
are Bacchus and Mercury.
Bottom at the left are
two figures.
Two palm trees are
also shown at the bottom.
See Kuivalainen,
I., 2021. The Portrayal of Pompeian Bacchus. Commentationes Humanarum Litterarum 140. Helsinki: Finnish Society of Sciences and
Letters, (F22, p.176).
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010. Exterior wall of IX.13 and pavement.
Vicolo di Giulio Polibio, Pompeii. May 2010. Exterior wall of IX.13 and pavement.