The Shops of the Fishmongers, Ostia Antica - Rome, Italy
N 41° 45.211 E 012° 17.232
33T E 274457 N 4625967
The Shops of the Fishmongers were installed on the Decumanus Maximus, in the north porticus of the Macellum (IV,V,2). They are an addition from the first half of the third century AD (opus vittatum).
Waymark Code: WMPT5R
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 10/16/2015
Views: 1
They are situated on one of Ostia's busiest intersections, the Bivio del Castrum. The building was excavated in the late 1920's and in 1938.
There are two shops, to the west and east of the entrance corridor of the Macellum. In the centre of both rooms is a marble table, and against the back wall a fish-basin revetted with marble, supporting small columns. In the eastern shop is a black-and-white mosaic, with marine motifs. We see a triton, and a dolphin with an octopus in its beak.
Above and below the dolphin is the text: "Envious one, I tread on you"). It is an apotropaic text, that according to Becatti refers to the dolphin, who scares away the fish. Dunbabin suggests, that it is rather a reference to the octopus, an animal that is traditionally hostile to man, contrary to the dolphin.
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.
Web Site: [Web Link]
Condition: Partly intact or reconstructed
Admission Fee: Not listed
Opening days/times: Not listed
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