HGE38 Pompeii. Herculaneum Gate East Side. Tomb of M. Popidius (Kockel).

Tomb of L. Ceius Labeo or Sepolcro di Labeone (Eschebach).

Excavated 1812-1813. (Eschebach East 38, Kockel Nord 38).

According to Kockel, a marble plaque broken in two pieces was found in the ground nearby and belongs to this grave.

This records the inscription M POPIDIVS AP F.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.

It is recorded in CIL X 957.

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this reads

M(arcus) Popidius Ap(pi) f(ilius)      [CIL X 957].

HGE38 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking north towards south side of tomb on Via dei Sepolcri. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

HGE38 Pompeii. April 2019.

South and east sides of tomb on Via dei Sepolcri. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

HGE38 Pompeii. May 2006. South side and east sides of tomb on Via dei Sepolcri.

HGE38 Pompeii. According to Kockel, on the 20th April 1813 a marble plaque with remains of stucco on the edges was found at the side of the tomb.

He attributes it to HGE39. Eschebach attributes it to HGE38. It had the inscription

L CEIO L F MEN LABEONI

ITER D V I D QVINQ

MENOMACHVS L

According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) this read

L(ucio) Ceio L(uci) f(ilio) Men(enia) Labeoni

iter(um) d(uum)v(iro) i(ure) d(icundo) quinq(uennali)

Menomachus l(ibertus)       [CIL X 1037]

HGE38 Pompeii. 1824 drawing by Mazois of south side of tomb on Via dei Sepolcri.

See Mazois, F., 1824. Les Ruines de Pompei: Premiere Partie. Paris: Didot Freres. (pl. 16,1)

HGE38 Pompeii. 1824 drawing by Mazois of east side.

See Mazois, F., 1812. Les Ruines de Pompei: Premiere Partie. Paris: Didot Freres. (pl. 16,2).

HGE38 Pompeii. 1824 drawing by Mazois of east and south sides with HGE38 behind HGE37.

See Mazois, F., 1812. Les Ruines de Pompei: Premiere Partie. Paris: Didot Freres. (pl. 11).

HGE38 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking north with steps up from Via dei Sepolcri.

HGE38 Pompeii. May 2006. North side of tomb from HGE39A.

HGE38 Pompeii. May 2006. West and south sides.

HGE38 Pompeii. 1819 drawing by Gell with HGE42 in front left and HGE38 behind.

See Gell, W, and Gandy J. P., 1819. Pompeiana. London: Rodwell and Martin.  (pl. 3).

HGE38 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking east from rear into HGE39A.