Eumachia
✓ Source-basedrisingPublic priestess of Venus in Pompeii during the middle of the 1st century AD
Religious FiguresLived 50 to 100 · aged 50
Fame49.0
Momentum18.4
Languages10
Peak1820s
In century#314
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.
Photos 6
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
The statue of Eumachia on display at the British Museum during a 2013 exhibition
The statue of Eumachia at the Building in Pompeii. The inscription is present on the base.Religious Figures born in the 50s 6
About this person
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 50 to 100 · aged 50
Written about in
10 languages
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