Graffito on the facade of the House of Marcus Fabius Ululitremulus on the via dell’Abbondanza in Pompeii
76—79 CE.CIL IV 9131 = CLE 1936 = Epigraphica-1940-175 = GraffPomp 954. Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of Marcus Fabius Ululitremulus (IX. 13. 5)
Graffito on the facade of the House of Marcus Fabius Ululitremulus on the via dell’Abbondanza in Pompeii.
76—79 CE.
CIL IV 9131 = CLE 1936 = Epigraphica-1940-175 = GraffPomp 954.
CIL IV 9131 = CLE 1936 = Epigraphica-1940-175 = GraffPomp 954.
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of Marcus Fabius Ululitremulus (IX. 13. 5)
(Pompei, Parco Archeologico, Casa di Marcus Fabius Ululitremulus (IX. 13. 5)).
Origin:
Excavated 1913.
Description:
CIL IV 9131 = CLE 1936 = Epigraphica-1940-175 = GraffPomp 954
Fullones ululamque cano non arma virumque
Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby
According to Cooley, a graffito was found on the façade near the picture of Aeneas.
It is a word play on the first line of Aeneid: “Fullones ululamque cano, non arma virumque” (translation: I sing of fullers and an owl, not of arms and a man). The word for owl in Latin is ‘ulula’ so it is a pun on Ululitremulus’ name.
Credits:
© 2020. Photo, text: https://twitter.com/pompeii_sites.
© Photo: Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei.
2021. Add. information: http://pompeiiinpictures.com.
© Photo: Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei.
2021. Add. information: http://pompeiiinpictures.com.
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