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 inscriptions on a large public building which she financed and dedicated to Pietas and Concordia Augusta.
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
Pompeii was an ancient city in what is now the comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, the city was buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
View of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
The Forum of Pompeii with the entrances to the Basilica (left) and Macellum (right), the Temple of Jupiter (front) and Mount Vesuvius in the distance.
Greek Doric Temple (6th century BC) in Triangular Forum
Etruscan Temple of Apollo