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Herculaneum Miscellaneous

Ercolano Miscellanea

Herkulaneum Verschiedenes

 

This page contains items of general interest and unprovenanced items which we are unable to put back into the page for their original location.

1. Comparison of alphabets.

 

Comparison of Western Greek, Etruscan, Latin, Oscan, Umbrian and North-Sabellian alphabets. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

Comparison of Western Greek, Etruscan, Latin, Oscan, Umbrian and North-Sabellian alphabets.

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

 

Diffusion of writing information card from Naples Archaeological Museum. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

Diffusion of writing information card from Naples Archaeological Museum.

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

 

2. Bronze military diploma of Nerva Desidiatus, son of Laidus.

 

Herculaneum, bronze diploma information card from Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 3725 (CIL X 1402; CIL XVI 11). Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

Herculaneum, bronze diploma information card from Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 3725 (CIL X 1402; CIL XVI 11).

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

 

Herculaneum, but provenance unknown. Outside of tablet 1, part 1 of the diploma. Bronze military diploma of Nerva Desidiatus, son of Laidus. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 3725.

Herculaneum, but provenance unknown. Outside of tablet 1, part 1 of the diploma.

Bronze military diploma of Nerva Desidiatus, son of Laidus.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 3725.

 

Herculaneum, insides of tablets 1 (upper) and 2 (lower), parts 2 and 3 of the diploma. Bronze military diploma of Nerva Desidiatus, son of Laidus, found Herculaneum but provenance unknown. On display in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 3725. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

Herculaneum, insides of tablets 1 (upper) and 2 (lower), parts 2 and 3 of the diploma.

Bronze military diploma of Nerva Desidiatus, son of Laidus, found Herculaneum but provenance unknown.

On display in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 3725.

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

 

Herculaneum, but provenance unknown. Outside of tablet 2, part 4 of the diploma containing the seven signatories. Bronze military diploma of Nerva Desidiatus, son of Laidus. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 3725.

Herculaneum, but provenance unknown. Outside of tablet 2, part 4 of the diploma containing the seven signatories.

Bronze military diploma of Nerva Desidiatus, son of Laidus.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 3725.

 

According to the Epigraphic Database Roma the tablets read:

 

〈 : tab. I, intus, p. 2〉
    Ìmp(erator) Vespasianus Caesar August(us),
    tribunic(ia) potest(ate), co(n)s(ul) I̅I̅,
    veteranis, qui militaverunt in leg(ione) I̅I̅
    Adiutrice Pia Fidele, qui vicena
5  stipendia aut plura meruerant
    et sunt dimissi honesta missione,
    quorum nomina subscripta sunt, ip=
    sis liberis posterisque eorum civi=
    tatem dedit et conubium cum uxori=
10 bus, quas tunc habuissent, cum est
    civita[s i]ìs data, aut, si qui caelibes
    essen[t, cu]m iìs quas postea duxissent
    dum taxat singuli singulas.


 〈: tab. II, intus, p. 3〉
    A(nte) d(iem) Non(as) Mart(ias)
    Ìmp(eratore) Vespasiano Caesare Aug(usto) I̅I̅
    Caesare Aug(usti) f(ilio) Vespasiano co(n)s(ulibus).
    T(abula) I̅, pag(ina) V̅, loc(o) XX̅X̅X̅V̅I̅.
5  Nervae Laidi f(ilio), Desidiati.
    Descriptum et recognitum ex tabula
    aenea, quae fixa est Romae in Capi=
    tolio in podio arae gentis Iuliae.

 〈: tab. I, extrinsecus, p. 1)
    Imp(erator) Vespasianus Caesar August(us)
    tribunic(ia) potest(ate), co(n)s(ul) I̅I̅,
    veteranis, qui militaverunt in leg(ione)
    I̅I̅ Adiutrice Pia Fidele, qui vicena
5  stipendia aut plura meruerant
    et sunt dimissi honesta m[iss]ione,
    quorum nomina subscrip̣[ta su]nt, ip=
    sis liberis posterisqu[e eo]ṛum
    civitatem dedit et conubium [c]um
10 uxoribus quas tunc habuissent
    cum est civitas iìs data, aut, si qui
    caelibes essent, cum iìs quas pọstea
    duxissent dum taxat singuli
    singulas. A(nte) d(iem) non(as) Mar(tias)
15 Ìmp(eratore) Vespasiano Caesare Aug(usto) II,
    Caesare Aug(usti) f(ilio) Vespasiano co(n)s(ulibus).
    T(abula) I, pag(ina) V̅, loc(o) XXXXVI.
    Nervae Laidi f(ilio), Desidiati.
    Descriptum et recognitum ex tabula
20 aenea, quae fixa est Romae in Capi=
    tolio in podio arae gentis Iuliae
  `latere dextro´
`  ante signu(m) Lib(eri) Patris´.

〈: tab. II, extrinsecus, p. 4, signatores〉
    C(ai) Helvi Lepidi Saloni=
    tani
    Q(uinti) Petroni Musaei Iades=
    tini
5  L(uci) Valeri Acuti Salonit(ani)
    M(arci) Nassi Phoebi Salonit(ani)
    L(uci) Publici Germulli
    Q(uinti) Publici Macedonis
    Neditani
10 Q(uinti) Publici Crescentis.

[CIL X, 1402]

 

3. Oscan inscription on an altar to Herentas.

 

Herculaneum, information card from Naples Archaeological Museum, inv. 2540 (Vetter 107). Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

Herculaneum, information card from Naples Archaeological Museum, inv. 2540 (Vetter 107).

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

 

Herculaneum, Altar slab, written in Oscan alphabet readable from right to left. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inv. 2540. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

Herculaneum, Altar slab, written in Oscan alphabet readable from right to left.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 2540. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

 

Herculaneum, detail of Oscan inscription readable from right to left written on the top of an altar slab, reading “I am of Herentas”. Side A."I am of Herentas". Side B. "L. Slabius (son of) L. Aucilus public meddix erected to Herentas of Eryx". The object states that it is dedicated to Herentas, an Italic deity corresponding to Aphrodite-Venus. Worshipped in Herculaneum, doubtlessly due to Roman influence, was the Herentas of Eryx (near Trapani), where the goddess had a very famous sanctuary, of Punic origin but also connected in the epic tradition to Rome's Trojan ancestry. Lato A. "Sono di Herentas". Lato B. "L Slabio (figlio di) L. Aucilo meddix pubblico a Herentas Ericina pose". L'oggetto afferma la sua appartenenza ad Herentas, divinità italica corrispondente ad Afrodite-Venere. Ad Ercolano è venerata, certo per influenza romana, la Herentas (Venere) di Erice presso Trapani, dove la dea aveva un famosissimo santuario di origine punica ma collegato altresi, all'epos, alle ascendenze troiane di Roma. Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 2540. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

Herculaneum, detail of Oscan inscription readable from right to left written on the top of an altar slab, reading “I am of Herentas”.

Side A."I am of Herentas".

 

Side B. "L. Slabius (son of) L. Aucilus public meddix erected to Herentas of Eryx".

 

The object states that it is dedicated to Herentas, an Italic deity corresponding to Aphrodite-Venus. Worshipped in Herculaneum, doubtlessly due to Roman influence, was the Herentas of Eryx (near Trapani), where the goddess had a very famous sanctuary, of Punic origin but also connected in the epic tradition to Rome's Trojan ancestry.

 

Lato A. "Sono di Herentas".

 

Lato B. "L Slabio (figlio di) L. Aucilo meddix pubblico a Herentas Ericina pose".

 

L'oggetto afferma la sua appartenenza ad Herentas, divinità italica corrispondente ad Afrodite-Venere. Ad Ercolano è venerata, certo per influenza romana, la Herentas (Venere) di Erice presso Trapani, dove la dea aveva un famosissimo santuario di origine punica ma collegato altresi, all'epos, alle ascendenze troiane di Roma.

 

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 2540. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

 

4. Bronze tintinnabulum. Gladiator fighting against his own phallus which has turned into a panther.

 

Found Herculaneum, 8th February 1740. Bronze tintinnabulum. Unknown Provenance. Gladiator fighting against his own phallus which has turned into a panther. On display in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 27853. May 2021. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

Found Herculaneum, 8th February 1740. Bronze tintinnabulum. Unknown Provenance.

Gladiator fighting against his own phallus which has turned into a panther.

On display in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 27853.

May 2021. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

 

5. Bronze Mirmillo helmet crest with depictions of Mars, Rhea Silvia, she-wolf with Romulus and Remus and deities

 

Found Herculaneum, 19th June 1834. Provenance unknown. Bronze Mirmillo helmet crest with depictions of Mars, Rhea Silvia, she-wolf with Romulus and Remus and deities. May 2021. On display in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 5673-5656. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella. According to the Museum card – The crest, which is the only part of this type of helmet found at Herculaneum, has a depiction of Mars who appears in a dream to Rhea Silvia, the she-wolf with the twins Romulus and Remus, the chariot of Aurora and, above, Jupiter seated on a throne among other figures. The inventory number is shown as 5673-5656.

Found Herculaneum, 19th June 1834. Provenance unknown.

Bronze Mirmillo helmet crest with depictions of Mars, Rhea Silvia, she-wolf with Romulus and Remus and deities.

May 2021. On display in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 5673-5656. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

According to the Museum card –

The crest, which is the only part of this type of helmet found at Herculaneum, has a depiction of Mars who appears in a dream to Rhea Silvia, the she-wolf with the twins Romulus and Remus, the chariot of Aurora and, above, Jupiter seated on a throne among other figures.

The inventory number is shown as 5673-5656.

 

6. Roman iron gladiator helmet

 

From Herculaneum. Roman iron gladiator helmet. Provenance unknown. This helmet is of the type used by a Secutor gladiator. Its rounded shape and small eye holes were designed to counter the net and trident of the Retiarius. The Secutor was specially trained to fight a Retiarius, a type of lightly armoured gladiator armed with a trident and net. The retiarius was thus faster and would try to tire the secutor whose heavy armour and the difficulty of breathing in the helmet meant that he had to win quickly. May 2021. On display in Naples Archaeological Museum. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

From Herculaneum. Roman iron gladiator helmet. Provenance unknown.

This helmet is of the type used by a Secutor gladiator.

Its rounded shape and small eye holes were designed to counter the net and trident of the Retiarius.

The Secutor was specially trained to fight a Retiarius, a type of lightly armoured gladiator armed with a trident and net.

The retiarius was thus faster and would try to tire the secutor whose heavy armour and the difficulty of breathing in the helmet meant that he had to win quickly.

May 2021. On display in Naples Archaeological Museum. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

 

 

 

 

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