Necropolis of the Nola Gate
Location
City/Town
Pompeii
Modern Country
Italy
Culture
Roman
Site Type
Necropolis
Description
The necropolis of the Nola Gate is right outside of regions IV and III. This necropolis has several tombs and schola tombs as well as 15 bodies were discovered in front of the gate from the eruption of Vesuvius. South-east of the gate 36 urn were found.
Notable Tombs
Praetorian Burials
Tomb of Lucius Betutius Niger, son of Quintus
Tomb of an anonymous soldier who served 11 years
Tomb of Lucius Manilius Saturninus, son of Quartus
Tomb of Sextus Caesernius Montanus, son of Spurius
Schola of Aesquillia Polla
Inscription:
N(umerius) HERENNIVS N(umeri) F(ilius) MEN(enia)
CELSVS D(uovir) I(ure) D(icundo) ITER(um) PRAEF(ectus)
FABR(um)
AESQVILLIAE C(ai) F(iliae) POLLAE
VXORI VIXIT ANNOS XXII
LOCVS SEPVLTVRAE PVBLICE DATVS
D(ecreto) D(ecurionum)
Translation:
Numerius Herennius Celsus, son of Numerius, of the Menenian tribe, duumvir with judicial power twice, staff officer, to Aesquillia Polla, daughter of Gaius, his wife. She lived 22 years. A burial place was given publicly by decree of the town councillors.
Schola tomb with Dionysus symbols
Tomb of Marcus Obellius Firmus
Inscription:
M(arco) OBELLIO M(arci) F(ilio) FIRMO AEDILI
IIVIR(o) I(ure) D(icundo) HVIC DECURIONES LOC(um)
SEPVLTVRAE ET IN FVNER(ibus) HS IƆƆ CENSUER(unt) PAGANI
THURIS P(ondo) XXX ET CLUPEUM, MINISTR(i) EOR(um) IN ODORIB(us) HS CIƆ ET CLUPEUM
Translation:
To Marcus Obellius Firmus, son of Marcus, aedile, duumvir with judicial power.
The town councillors decreed him a burial place and 5000 sesterces for his funeral;
the inhabitants of the country district decreed him 30 pounds of frankincense and a shield, and their attendants 1000 sesterces for perfumes, and a shield.
