Hundreds of inscriptions/graffiti have been found on walls at Pompeii advertising candidates for elections. Analysis of the inscriptions has found that some walls (particularly the houses of wealthy voters) were particularly favoured by candidates. Stefanile described a project which has captured the inscriptions and the names of the candidates, and that is using archaeological techniques to date them and link the names to elections. Digital data from the project was provided to Europeana via EAGLE (the Electronic Archive of Greek and Latin Epigraphy). The latest research is finding a lot of interesting relationships between locations, people and election campaigns.

1. An archaeological approach to the epigraphy
New data on the electoral programmata of Pompeii
Università degli Studi di Napoli «L’Orientale»
Dipartimento Asia Africa Mediterraneo
Michele Stefanile
michelestefanile@gmail.com

10. Colonia Cornelia Veneria
Pompeianorum
Aediles
(duumviri viis aedibus sacris publicis
procurandis)
• Cura viarum
• Public and sacred buildings
• Trade on the public road
• Public soil
Annual
Duumviri iure dicundo
*Administration of city judgements
*Organization of the elections
Annual
Duumviri iure dicundo quinquennales
Every 5 years
Census lists

11. The Programmata
Electoral inscriptions painted, usually in
black or red, over a dealbatio

12. Name of the
candidate
FormulaeCharge
Rogator
Scriptor

26. [VALOR
E]
[VALOR
E]

29. L. Popidius
Ampliatus,
aed. cand.
Vedius
Nummianus,
aed. cand.
Ovidius Veiento
Decimus Lucretius
Satrius Valens
Aulus Suettius
Certus
Popidius Secundus C. Cuspius Pansa

31. Mausoleum of the
Postumii, Stabia - 1876

32. AED C
DV C
DV QVIN C
INC
Q. Postumius Modestus
Aed.(mausol. Stabia)
dv. 56/7 with Vibius Secundus
dv. quin. 75
33 tit. certi
32 possible
Rogatores:
Veneri, vicini, Polites, Sagata
Covered by Cuspius Pansa
Covering Epidius Sabinus, cand. with
the support of Suedius Clemens

36. AED C
DV C
INC
Marcus Epidius Sabinus
Sosten
uto da
Suedius
Carica Covers Together with Covered by Supported by
Aed c [Q.Marius Rufus aed +
P. Paquius Proculus e
A. Vettius Caprasius
Felix dv]
Campanienses;
Valentinus;
Martialis; Piranus
Dv c Verus
(Suettius,
Rustius o
Claudius)
Suettius Certus Secundus (Ceius o
Popidius); Gavius
Rufus + Holconius
Priscus dv; Calventius
Quietus
Postumius Modestus
Titus Sabinus;
Paccius
Alexander;
culinari; Furius,
Sotericus
Suedius Clemens

37. L. Ceius Secundus
Cn. Calventius Sittius
Magnus
Cn. Helvius Sabinus
M. Samellius Modestus
C. Gavius Rufus
M. Holconius Priscus
L. Popidius Secundus
C. Cuspius Pansa
79
77/78
o 79?

38. Cn. Helvius Sabinus
omni bono meritus
134 tit. certi
29 dubbi (Sabinus)
Rogatores:
Poppaei, Popidi, Isiaci, Biria, vicini, Hermes
cum gallinariis, Vesonius Primus - fullo,
aliarii, pistores, Coronatus, Iunia,
Parthenope cum Rufino, Valerius,
Crescens, Thyrsus, Infantio cum suis,
Amandio, Recepta-nec sine thalamo,
Masculus cum codatis, Astylus, Pacuvius,
Porcellus, Aegle, Maria, Epidius
Hymenaeus, Loreius, Urbulanenses
Cnaeum Helvium
Sabinum aedilem Balbus
fecit

40. Cn. Helvius
Sabinus
Aed. cand.
Nobody
Aulus
Suettius
Certus
Popidius
Rufus
Herennius
Celsus
Aulus
Suettius
Verus
Lollius
Fuscus
M. Samellius
Modestus
Aed. Cand.
L. Ceius
Secundus
Dv. Cand.
C. Calventius
Sittius Magnus
Dv. Cand.
C. Cuspius
Pansa
Aed. cand.
L. Popidius
Secundus
Aed. cand.
C. Gavius
Rufus
Dv. cand.
M. Holconius
Priscus
Dv. cand.