Holconia (Roman factory owner)

Holconia (fl. 1st century AD), was an Ancient Roman businesswoman in Pompeii. She was the owner and manager of a brick tile factory.

Life and career

Holconia belonged to a leading family in Pompeii. The Holconii family were great land owners and had earned a fortune as the producers of the vine vitus Holconia, which was popular also in Campania.[1]

She owned land with mud suitable to produce tiles, on which she started a brick factory.[2] She was the owner and manager of the brick factory with a female colleague and businesspartner, Attia Calliste, who was possibly her former manumitted slave, and the brick stamps from the tile factory were marked with the name of both women.[3]

She belonged to the group of women in Pompeii who is often referred to when it comes to Ancient Roman businesswomen. Pompeii is unusually well documented for a Roman city, and gives a valuable source of information about the professional opportunities of Ancient Roman women.

References

  1. ↑ The World of Pompeii. (2009). Storbritannien: Taylor & Francis. p. 555
  2. ↑ Longfellow, B. (2025). The Lives and Deaths of Women in Ancient Pompeii. USA: University of Texas Press. p. 214
  3. ↑ Economics and Empire in the Roman World: Guide to the Bible and Economics, Volume 2. (2025). Storbritannien: Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 124
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