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Eumachia was a Roman Unternehmerin and Priesterin in the Pompeji of the early Roman Kaiser era.

Eumachia was daughter of the Lucius Eumachius, a rich, kampanischen entrepreneur, who made its money particularly with the viticulture and a brickyard. Probably at present the Augustus came a branch of the family to Pompeji. Here Eumachia married a man from the influential and rich family of the Numistrier. Both had a son, Marcus Numistrius Fronto.

After the death of its man Eumachia inherited its Wollhandelsunternehmen. Thus it became one of the most influential personalities Pompejis, which earns above all therefore mention, since she was a woman and women such an ascent was only rarely. It brought it up to the Patronin of the to one the most important Kollegien of the city. In this characteristic it let the building of the Eumachia at the forum Pompejis, designated after it, which became possibly faculty building of the establish in their and in the name of its son.

Eumachia was also Priesterin of the Venus and dressed in it a further lifted out office. Of the donated honour statue shows it in the garb of a Priesterin.

At the grave road before the Noceraner gate let Eumachia for itself and its household a representative building of graves establish.