Pompeii.
Porta Marina or Marine Gate.
Excavated 1861. Bombed in 1943.
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“Across the city, the Porta Marina was the last unknown gate. Giuseppe Fiorelli began targeting the area on March 5th 1861, because a previous campaign had detected it in 1844 as part of a project to provide a new entrance to the ruins. Nevertheless, the structure remained buried and virtually unknown (Note 59).
A month after the operation began, workers had fully defined the gate. The reports omit any further details and mostly describe the recovery of an outer niche holding the fragments of a statue of Minerva (Note 60).”
See Van der Graaff, I. (2018). The Fortifications of Pompeii and Ancient Italy. Routledge, (p.16).
Also see Van der Graaff, I. (2018). The Fortifications of Pompeii and Ancient Italy. Routledge, (The development of the gates – Porta Marina, p.122-26)
According to Eschebach, the ancient name of this Gate may have been Porta Neptunis or Porta Forensis.
See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.12)
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011.
Looking east towards Suburban Baths, on left, Porta Marina, centre, and upper Antiquarium, on right. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Pompeii Porta Marina. September 2005. Looking east along Via Marina to gate, from near Suburban Baths (VII.16.a), lower centre.
Pompeii Porta Marina. 1980-1990.
Road to Porta Marina next to the Suburban Baths.
Cippus of T. Suedius Clemens. The Cippus is inscribed:
Ex auctoritate
imp(eratoris)
Caesaris
Vespasiani
Aug(usti)
loca publica, a
privatis
possessa
T(itus) Suedius
Clemens
tribunus causis
cognitis et
mensuris factis
rei publicae
Pompeianorum
restituit
By virtue of authority conferred upon him by the Emperor Vespasian Caesar Augustus,
Titus Suedius Clemens, tribune, having investigated the facts and taken measurements,
restored to the citizens of Pompeii public places illegally appropriated by private persons.
Similar Cippi
were found at the Porta Ercolano, Porta Vesuvio and the Porta Nocera.
See Conticello,
B., Ed, 1990. Rediscovering Pompeii. Rome:
L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p. 225).
Pompeii Porta Marina. April 2019.
Looking east towards Porta Marina. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Pompeii Porta Marina. April 2019.
Looking east towards climb up to Gate. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Pompeii Porta
Marina. July 2021. Looking east
towards Porta Marina, on right.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Pompeii Porta Marina. October 2020.
Looking east towards Porta Marina and through gate towards Via Marina. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Pompeii Porta Marina. April 2014. Looking east
through the Porta Marina. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Pompeii Porta Marina. May 2010. Looking east. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
According to Eschebach, the ancient name of this Gate may have been Porta Neptunis or Porta Forensis.
See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau. (p.12)
Pompeii Porta Marina. January 2010. Looking east. Photo
courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2018.
Looking east to Porta Marina, or Marine Gate, with two vaulted gateways, access for pedestrians, on left, and for goods and animals, on right.
Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
Porta Marina,
Pompeii. 4th April 1980, pre-earthquake.
Looking east.
Photo courtesy of Tina Gilbert.
Porta
Marina, Pompeii. August 1976. Looking east.
Photo
courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.
Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard. Looking east to area around gate. Courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Pompeii Porta Marina. 1944. Gate after bomb damage. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard of 1927. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.
Pompeii Porta Marina. c.1910 photo of a tourist in a sedan chair. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.
Pompeii, Porta Marina, rear of photo dated “April
03”. Looking east. Photo
courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Pompeii Porta Marina. Old undated photo. Looking east. Courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Pompeii Porta Marina. c.1900’s. Courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard of 1907. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.
Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.
Pompeii Porta Marina. Old postcard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.
Porta
Marina, Pompeii. 2017/2018/2019.
Looking
north along west façade of Marina Gate, and lower area of VII.16. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Pompeii Porta Marina. September 2016. Looking north-east across upper arched gateway. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Porta
Marina, Pompeii. 2017/2018/2019.
Looking
north-west across top of Gate, from upper Antiquarium. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Pompeii Porta Marina. September 2016.
Looking north across top of gate towards VII.16.a, the Suburban Baths. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Pompeii Porta Marina. October 2020.
Painted plaster on exterior wall, in north-east corner near the city walls. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Benches on left (north) of gate.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Detail of remaining painted plaster on wall above benches.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Wall on north side of gate, with benches.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Lower left front of pedestrian gate, on north side.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011.
Pilaster on left (north) side of pedestrian gate. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2005. Arched entrance to pedestrian tunnel, on left, and tunnel for goods and animals, on right.
Pompeii Porta Marina. October 2020.
Pedestrian tunnel steps. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Pompeii Porta Marina. June 2010. Pedestrian tunnel steps and new gate. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011.
Pilaster with remaining plaster at west end of pedestrian tunnel. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011.
West end of pedestrian tunnel with remaining plaster. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Pedestrian tunnel plaster on north wall, at west end.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Detail of pedestrian tunnel plaster at west end of north wall.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011.
Pilaster on south side of pedestrian tunnel, on left. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011.
Niche/recess on upper pilaster on south side of pedestrian tunnel, on left. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011.
Detail of niche/recess on upper pilaster on south side of pedestrian tunnel. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011.
Lower pilaster on south side of pedestrian tunnel with remaining plaster. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011.
Detail of remaining plaster on lower pilaster on south side of pedestrian tunnel. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Looking east into pedestrian tunnel.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. West end of pedestrian tunnel.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011. Looking towards east end of pedestrian tunnel. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Pedestrian tunnel, looking towards east end.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Pedestrian tunnel, looking west from east end.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2011.
Blocked doorway in north wall of pedestrian tunnel. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2010.
Blocked doorway in north wall of pedestrian tunnel. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. Detail of north wall of pedestrian tunnel.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2010. East wall of pedestrian tunnel. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Porta Marina, Pompeii. May 2010. Lower east wall of pedestrian tunnel. Photo courtesy of Ivo van der Graaff.
Pompeii Porta Marina. December 2006. East wall of pedestrian tunnel.