Blanchard-Lemée, M. (2021). "House of Hylas, Central District (Maison de Castorius, Quartier central)." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/12538be0d9/

House of Hylas, Central District (Maison de Castorius, Quartier central)

Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-07-20

Dates

4-5th century CE

Excavation Dates

1938

Garden Description

This small, irregular house, resting against the west wall of the judicial basilica, was found in a ruined state in 1938.

On the side of the corridor leading from the Severan Forum, there was a garden, about 11 by 12 meters in size. It was enclosed by a portico on the north and the east sides, with an entrance on the northwest corner. The north gallery, paved with stone slabs and a Hylas mosaic, was supported by four columns standing on a low wall. In the middle of the central intercolumnation, there was a semi-circular pool. The site is dated between the end of the fourth and the fifth centuries.

Plans

Fig. 1: Plan of the House of Hylas
Credit: (Blanchard-Lemée, M., 1975, fig. 77)

Images

View of the corridor and the basin. On the background, the courtyard garden.
Fig. 2: View of the corridor and the basin. On the background, the courtyard garden (Blanchard Lemée, M., AOrOc)

Bibliography

  • Blanchard-Lemée, M., Maisons à mosaïques du quartier central de Djemila (Cuicul), Paris, 1975, pp. 129-151. (worldcat)
  • Février, P.-A., Blanchard-Lemée, M., L'édifice appelé "Maison de Bacchus" à Djemila, Études d'antiquités africaines, CNRS Editions, Paris, 2019, SSN 0768-2352. (worldcat)
  • Février, P.-A., "Note sur le développement urbain en Afrique du Nord, les exemples comparés de Djemila et de Sétif", in C.Arch. , XIV, 1964, pp. 21-22, plan p. 14. (worldcat)

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