Jashemski, W., and A. Malek (2021). "House of the Trussed Animals (Maison des animaux liés)." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/3a192fd948/

House of the Trussed Animals (Maison des animaux liés)

Contributor: Nicholas Gill
Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-09-27

Dates

Early 3rd century CE

Garden Description

The house of the Trussed Animals is bordered on the E by the Baths of the Capitole. The house was laid out around a peristyle (V-VIII) (9x1.70 to1.80m) that enclosed a garden (IV) bounded by 8 columns. The large triclinium (XVIII), the oecus (XV) and the cubicula (IX, XVII) opened toward the garden (Plan View, Fig.1).

Plans

Fig. 1: Plan of the House of the Trussed Animals (CMT, plan 21, 22)

Bibliography

  • Alexander, Margaret A., Corpus des Mosaïques de Tunisie, Thuburbo Majus, Les mosaïques de la région du Forum, INA, Tunis, 1980, pp. 91-108, plan 21, 22. (worldcat)
  • Ben Abed-Ben Khader, A., Corpus des Mosaïques de Tunisie, Thuburbo Majus, Les mosaïques de la région Ouest, V. II, fasc.3, INA, Tunis, 1987.(worldcat)
  • Bullo, S., Ghedini, F., Amplissimae atque ornatissimae domus: l'edilizia residenziale nelle città della Tunisia romana, Rome: Edizioni Quasar, 2003, pp.226-227. (worldcat)

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