Porta Stabia Neighborhood At Pompeii Volume I - Structure, Stratigraphy, and Space

This volume presents the results of archaeological excavations of the Porta Stabia neighborhood at Pompeii. It investigates two town blocks on the via Stabiana, comprising modest houses, shops, workshops, and food and drink outlets, describing and documenting the phased, structural development of this neighborhood from the 6th century BCE.

List of contents

• Preface and Acknowledgements


• Abbreviations


• List of tables


• List of Figures


• I


• 1.: Steven J. R. Ellis: Introduction


• 2.: Steven J. R. Ellis: Methodology


• 3.: Christopher F. Motz and John Wallrodt: The Database


• 4.: Ambra Spinelli and Aimeé Scorziello: The History of Excavation and Research Activity in VIII.7 and I.1


• 5.: Gregory Tucker: A Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Survey of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1 in Pompeii


• 6.: Eric E. Poehler: The Architecture of the Porta Stabia Neighborhood: Method, Design, and Construction


• 7.: Mark Robinson: The Geomorphology and Topography of the Area of the Porta Stabia Excavations (Pompeii VIII.7 and I.1)


• II


• 8.: Phase 1, The Earliest Structures and Surfaces (Sixth - Third centuries BCE)


• 9.: Phase 2, The Beginning of Production Activity (Third - Second Centuries BCE)


• 10.: Phase 3, The Establishment of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1 (c. 125 - c. 80 BCE)


• 11.: Phase 4, Fish-Salting and Other Activities across Insulae VIII.7 and I.1 (Early First Century BCE - Early First Century CE)


• 12.: Phase 5, The Rise of Retail in the Early Imperial Period (Early First Century CE)


• 13.: Phase 6, The Julio-Claudian Years (Mid First Century CE)


• 14.: Phase 7, The Final Years Following the Earthquake/s (Early 60s - 79 CE)


• 15.: The Properties through the Phases


• III


• 16.: Ivo van der Graaff: The Porta Stabia Gate and Fortification


• 17.: Allison L. C. Emmerson: The Porta Stabia Necropolis


• 18.: Steven J. R. Ellis, Allison L. C. Emmerson and Kevin Dicus: Conclusions


• IV


• 19.: Appendices


• 19.1: Sarah Wenner: The Bar counters of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1, Pompeii


• 19.2: Christopher F. Motz: The Cisterns of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1, Pompeii


• 19.3: Jenny R. Kreiger: The Cooking Facilities of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.4: Steven J. R. Ellis: The Doorstops of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.5: Christopher F. Motz: The Drains of Insuale VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.6: Christopher F. Motz: The Fish-Salting Vats of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.7: Jenny R. Kreiger: The Floors of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.8: Eric E. Poehler: The Quarry Areas of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.9: Jenny R. Kreiger and Ambra Spinelli: The Ritual Contexts in Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.10: Catherine Baker: The Soak-aways of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.11: Steven J. R. Ellis: The Thresholds of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.12: Kevin Dicus: The Votive Objects of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.13: Kevin Dicus: The Toilets and Cesspits of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 19.14: Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons: The Graffiti and Dipinti of Insulae VIII.7 and I.1


• 20: The Contexts


• 21: The Harris Matrices


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Steven J. R. Ellis is a Roman archaeologist with interests in ancient cities and urban life. He has directed the University of Cincinnati's excavations at both Pompeii (the 'Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia') and Sardinia (the 'Tharros Archaeological Research Project'), and co-directed an urban survey at Isthmia, Greece. His previous books include The Roman Retail Revolution (Oxford 2018) and the edited volume The Making of Pompeii: studies in the history and urban development of an ancient city (Portsmouth RI 2011). He is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Cincinnati.

Allison L. C. Emmerson is a Roman archaeologist with particular interest in the margins of Roman cities - not only their physical edges and the distinct cultural and economic activities they attracted, but also the lives of residents marginalised both in antiquity and in modern scholarship. Her first book, Life and Death in the Roman Suburb (OUP 2020) was awarded the Archaeological Institute of America's Wiseman Book Award in 2022 . She is director of the Pompeii I.14 Project and Associate Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at Tulane University.

Kevin D. Dicus received his PhD from the Interdepartmental Program of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Michigan (2011). His is associate professor of Classics at the University of Oregon, teaching the archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean world as well as Latin and literature courses. His primary interest is the archaeology of Italy during the mid- to late-Republican period. Other interests include material culture theory, formation processes in the archaeological record, the sacred landscape of the Tolfa Mountains north of Rome, and waste management strategies in ancient urban settings.

Summary

This volume presents the results of archaeological excavations of the Porta Stabia neighborhood at Pompeii. It investigates two town blocks on the via Stabiana, comprising modest houses, shops, workshops, and food and drink outlets, describing and documenting the phased, structural development of this neighborhood from the 6th century BCE.

Additional text

The volume elucidates nicely the dynamic interactions between different actors, elite and non-elite, who participated in city-making processes.

Product details

• Authors: Dicus , Ellis , Emmerson , Kevin D. Dicus, Prof Steven J. R. (Professor of Classics Ellis, Steven J. R. Ellis, Allison L. C. Emmerson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.2023
• EAN: 9780192866943
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286694-3
• No. of pages: 784
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient World, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE