Pompei 12 tracce di vita intorno al denaro
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1 - Marine gate entrance
Love for sale
An inscription incised on the walls of the city at Marine Gate bore Attica's offer of love for sale.
2 - Stabian baths
The demon of gambling
In the corridor accessing the female sector of the Stabian Baths, an inscription celebrated a significant amount of money won at dice in the town of Nocera.
3 - Edoné's tavern
The cost of drinking
Thanks to an inscription now lost we know what the prices were to drink wine of different qualities in Edoné's tavern.
4 - The house of the golden bracelet
The saved money
The precious gold bracelet found on the wrist of a fugitive gave the house its name. 40 aurei and 175 silver denarii were scattered nearby, having fallen out of a wooden box.
5 - The house of Cecilio Giocondo
The use of capital
In the house of Lucio Cecilio Giocondo, several wax tablets provide an exceptional record of different types of economic activities.
6 - Tomb of vestorius priscus
The public munificence
The young aedile Gaius Vestorio Prisco died at twenty-two, perhaps during his magistracy. The burial place and two thousand sesterces for the funeral were granted by the decurions, the tomb was erected by his mother Mulvia at her own expense.
7 - House of fabii
The shopping list
In the Fabii hostel, there is a "shopping list" with daily food purchases. From documents like this, we know that the basic necessities for survival were affordable by everyone in Pompeii.
8 - House of the Lararium of Achilles
Production and sales
Incised on a frescoed wall of the house of the Lararium of Achilles, an inscription commemorates the sale of vinasses that occurred on the Kalends of June.
9 - House of menander
Riches in the safe
A wooden crate kept in the cellar of the House of Menander contained silver table vessels and toiletries, numerous jewellery pieces for both men and women and a considerable stash of coins.
10 - Workshop of granius romanus
Pawning and usury
A woman in financial difficulties pawned a pair of earrings as collateral for a loan with usurer Faustilla. The inscription incised on the wall of Granio Romano's Workshop used to document that.
11 - Thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus
The restaurant takings
The restaurant takings of Vetuzio Placido's Thermopolium were found there: 1,385 bronze coins amounting to about 585 sesterces.
12 - Sarnus gate
The "Treasure" of the fugitive
An individual who met his death near the Sarnus Gate had tried to take his treasure with him: 49 denarii and 61 aurei, some jewellery, a finely decorated mirror and four elegant silver cups.
Pompeii n. 12
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