Eumachia
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Eumachia was a Roman business entrepreneur and priestess. She served as the public priestess of Venus Pompeiana in Pompeii as well as the matron of the Fullers guild. She is known primarily from inscr
The statue erected in honor of Eumachia at Pompeii
Ruins of the building funded by Eumachia, with portions of the inscription visible on the horizontal light-colored stone
Statue of priestess Eumachia Building Pompeii
Entrance of The Building of Eumachia in Pompeii
Fullo
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A fullo was a Roman fuller or laundry worker, known from many inscriptions from Italy and the western half of the Roman Empire and references in Latin literature, e.g. by Plautus, Martialis and Pliny
Eumachia
…AD) was a Roman business entrepreneur and priestess. She served as the public priestess of Venus Pompeiana in Pompeii as well as the matron of the Fullers guild. She is known primarily from inscriptions on a large public building which she financed and dedicated to Pietas and Concordia Augusta. Eumachia…
Mural painting from fullonica VI 8, 20.21.2 at Pompeii, now in the National museum of Naples.