Casa di Galba (VII.2)
Dates
Unspecified
Province
Location
Location Description
An ancient Roman town of Campania destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Insula
Garden
Casa di Galba
Garden Description
The excavation of this site was begun in 1873-1874 and is still incomplete. A silver bust, supposedly of the emperor Galba, found in the street in front of this house gave the site its name. Twelve stuccoed tufa columns support a portico which encloses this peristyle garden. A marble faced cruciform basin in the center contained a small column with a fountain. The columns were connected by a low wall with an entrance on the east opposite the exedra providing a view of the garden and fountain.
Plans
Keywords
- stuccoing (AAT:300053875)
- porticoes (AAT:300004145)
- peristyle houses (AAT:300005452)
- exedrae (site elements) (AAT:300081589)
Places
Bibliography
Maiuri, Herculaneum, pp. 25-26 (worldcat) Maiuri, Ercolano, pp. 405-406 and fig. 340 (plan) on p. 404 (worldcat) Ruggiero, Ercolano, p. 663 (worldcat)