Carroll, M. (2026). "House in Insula 16 in Aventicum." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/1d62991501/

House in Insula 16 in Aventicum

Contributor: June Dorsch
Published: 2026-10-01
Last modified: 2026-10-02

Dates

71 CE

Garden Description

In Insula 16 East, northeast of the forum of Aventicum, were small shops and houses belonging to three different owners. These were demolished when the town was promoted to the status of colonia by Vespasian. The new house occupied the whole insula and was entered from the northeast.

In the middle of the insula was a large peristyle courtyard which may have been planted (G in Fig. 1). In the southwestern part of the building complex taverns and shops opened onto the colonnaded street.

Plans

Fig. 1: Plan of the house with a possible peristyle garden (G) in Insula 16.
Credit: Adapted from McKay 1986, fig. 186.

Bibliography

  • H. Bögli and D. Weidmann, "Nouvelles recherches à Aventicum," Archäologie der Schweiz 2, 1978:71-72, fig. 2.(worldcat)
  • A. G. McKay, Houses, Villas and Palaces in the Roman World, London, 1975, pp. 202-203, fig. 186. (worldcat)

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