The Pompeii Calendar Medallions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4535675 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charlotte R Long (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 477-501 |
| Publication date | 1992-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/506069 |
| OpenAlex | W2331572048 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The 18 calendar medallions from Pompeii now in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples are placed in their original order on the basis of the 1760 excavation accounts. The series began on the left wall with the week-day gods probably followed by the signs of the zodiac. The Olympians as patrons of the months and the zodiac occupied the center of the composition on the back wall and were immediately succeeded by the seasons and months, beginning with Spring on the back wall and continuing along the right wall. Thus, the gods presided over the orderly progress of the year both in heaven and on earth. The subject matter of the individual medallions is related to south Italy and Rome of the late Republican and Augustan eras. The program may have been devised for some building sponsored by Augustus such as the Temple of Ceres, Liber, and Libera on the Aventine
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Excavation · Heaven · Subject matter · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · Law
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