Pompeii. City walls. South-west side, between Porta Marina and the Sarno Baths

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Pompeii Porta Marina. May 2015. City walls built over by VII.16.1 and behind the Suburban Baths. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

Walls on south side of Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north-east. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.1.a Pompeii. December 2007. City walls under the Lararia dei Pompeianisti and antiquarium.

VIII.1.a Pompeii. May 2011.

Looking south-east to remains of the city walls with modern Antiquarium above. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.1.a Pompeii. May 2011.

Looking south-east to remains of the city walls with modern Antiquarium above. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

Walls on south side of Porta Marina, Pompeii. June 2012.

Looking east towards Antiquarium, above, and Suburban Villa, below. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

According to Van der Graaff –

“South of the Porta Marina opus incertum superimposed on a few older travertine courses acts as a terrace for the Temple of Venus.

A lonely block of tuff suggests that the masonry replaced an earlier travertine/tuff curtain. The so-called Villa Imperiale (VIII.1.a) enveloped this section of the fortifications in the last first century BCE, covering them with Third Style frescoes and burying the external pomerial street.”

See Van der Graaff, I. (2018). The Fortifications of Pompeii and Ancient Italy. Routledge, (p.117-118, and Note 36).

Walls on south side of Porta Marina, Pompeii. June 2012. Detail. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

Walls on south side of Porta Marina, Pompeii. June 2012.

Detail of stonework and remaining stucco from wall of Suburban Villa. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

Walls on south side of Porta Marina, Pompeii. June 2012.

Detail of stonework and remaining stucco from wall of Suburban Villa. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.1.3 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east from rear of Temple of Venus, upper left. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.1.3 Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking east from rear of Temple of Venus, with VIII.2.1 in centre, and VIII.2.20 Sarno Baths, on right. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.1.3 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east from rear of Temple of Venus. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.1.3 Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking east with detail from rear of Temple of Venus, with VIII.2.1 in centre. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

Pompeii, south side. May 2011.

Looking north-west towards Temple of Venus, on upper left, VIII.2.A, centre left, and rear of houses in VIII.2, on right.

Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

Pompeii south side, May 2011.

Rear of houses in VIII.2.1, centre left, VIII.2.3, centre right, and lower floors of VIII.2.14-16 ?, on right. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A, on left, with VIII.2.1, on right, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north from rear of houses. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A, on left, with VIII.2.1, extreme right, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north from rear of houses. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking north to detail of walling at west end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking east towards detail of walling at west end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking east towards detail of walling at west end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking east towards detail of walling at west end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of walling at west end, looking east. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010. Detail of walling at west end, looking east. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A, on left, with VIII.2.1, in centre, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north towards rear. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A, on left, with VIII.2.1, in centre, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking east from above lower level. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north towards rear lower levels. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A, Pompeii. May 2010. Looking north towards rear lower levels. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A, on left, VIII.2.1, on right, Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking north towards rear lower levels, continuation from above. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A, on left, VIII.2.1, on right, Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking north towards detail of wall separating properties. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking east along lower level 1 towards VIII.2.1. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking west towards detail of walling at west end. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking west along lower level 1 and down to lower level. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking west with detail of decorated wall in lower room. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010. Looking down to lower floor and detail of walling. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A Pompeii. May 2010. Looking west, with detail of walling. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.A, on left, and VIII.2.1, on right, Pompeii. May 2010.

Looking north from rear of house towards ground level (at top) and three lower levels. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.

VIII.2.1 Pompeii, on left, and VIII.2.3, on right. May 2006.

Looking north towards rear of Casa di Championnet I and II in the area where the city walls would have been.

VIII.2.20 Pompeii. June 2019. Rear of Sarno baths, east end. VIII.2.21, on right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.2.20 Pompeii. May 2006. Remains of city walls under rear of Sarno baths, looking north-west.

Rear of VIII.2.20 to VIII.2.34 Pompeii. May 2015.

Looking east along rear with Sarno Baths, left and centre. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

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