Jashemski, W. (2021). "VIII.7.16. Gladiatorial Barracks; Ludus Gladiatorius; Schola Gladiatoria." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/31fa330066/

VIII.7.16. Gladiatorial Barracks; Ludus Gladiatorius; Schola Gladiatoria

Contributor: Yifan Li
Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-07-29

Excavation Dates

Unspecified

Garden Description

A public garden laid out to the specifications of Vitruvius originally occupied the area at the rear of the Great Theater. There was a seventy four column portico enclosing an area with green plots of trees and shrubs and pathways for promenades. In the later years of the city the colonnade was converted into gladiator barracks and the green space became the training field. A gutter surrounded the area to collect the roof run off. There were two puteals in the east portico.

Plans

Fig. 28, Plan of Region VIII, Insula VII, 24-27

Bibliography

  • Fiorelli, Descrizione di Pompei, pp. 350-351 (worldcat)
  • Jashemski, Gardens, 1:160 and 216 (balloon photo) and 217 (plan) on pp. 138-139 (worldcat)
  • Jashemski, Gardens, vol. II, p. 222 (worldcat)
  • Mazois, Les ruines de Pompei dessinees et mesurees pendant les annees 1809-1810-1811,vol. 3, pl. 2 (plan) (worldcat)
  • Fiorelli, ed. Pompeianarum Antiquitatum Historia, vol. 1, pt. 1, p. 202 (Feb. 7, 1767) (worldcat)

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