Cite this garden Jashemski, W. (2021). "I.5.3/16." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed June 18, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/0e9ff6af62/

I.5.3/16

Contributor: Jessica Venner
Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-06-13

Dates

Excavated 1874.

Province

Location

Location Description

An ancient city of Campania destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in CE 79, Pompeii was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Sublocation

Region I

Insula

Insula V

Garden

Hospitium garden, possibly planted in antiquity.

Garden Description

This site had been destroyed in antiquity and probably had been a hospitium. Excavated in 1874, the remains of a watering trough for animals and a stable were uncovered. Often demolished sites were planted but it could not be determined if there was vegetation present at the time of the eruption. The west wall contained an arched lararium niche.

Bibliography

  • Boyce, G.K. 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii, p. 25, no. 34.
  • Fiorelli, G. 1875. Descrizione di Pompei, pp. 452-453. (worldcat)
  • Jashemski, W.F. 1993. Gardens of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the villas destroyed by Vesuvius. Vol. II, Appendices, p. 33. (worldcat)
  • Viola, L. 1879. Gli scavi di Pompei dal 1873 al 1878, p. 16.

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