Cite this garden Jashemski, W. (2021). "II.8.2-3." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed June 18, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/3a58cd0c0e/

II.8.2-3

Contributor: Yifan Li
Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-06-13

Dates

Excavated 1953.

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

Insula

Insula VIII

Garden Description

Customers at this thermopolium were served at a counter looking onto the street and at the masonry triclinium (l. medius, 3.60 m.; l. imus 2.85; l. summus 2.30 m.) in the rear garden. This was located against the north wall to the front of this long, narrow garden and had a round table (0.50 m. in dia.) between the couches and a rectangular table (0.65 x 0.89 m.) at the end of the lectus summus. A niche lararium was next to it with a tufa altar below decorated with a large carved club. A bench for cooking (hearth) was built against the south wall at the west end with two arched openings for fuel storage underneath.

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Bibliography

  • Jashemski, W.F. 1993. Gardens of Pompeii, vol.II, p.92 (worldcat)
  • Orr, David. G. 1972. Roman Domestic Religion: A Study of the Roman Household Deities and their Shrines at Pompeii and Herculaneum (worldcat)