Jashemski, W., and A. Malek (2021). "House of the White Mosaic (Maison des mosaïques blanches)." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/5c5caec7d3/

House of the White Mosaic (Maison des mosaïques blanches)

Contributor: Jinyi Yang
Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-06-24

Dates

Early 3rd century CE

Garden Description

This house located E of the House of the Dolphins, has a small sunken peristyle garden (VI, 6.35 x 7 m) 60 cm lower than the level of the portico and bordered by a low wall (Plan view, Fig.1).

Plans

Fig.1: Plan of the house of the White Mosaic. (CMT, plan 7)

Bibliography

  • Bullo, S., Ghedini, F., Amplissimae atque ornatissimae domus: l'edilizia residenziale nelle città della Tunisia romana, Rome: Edizioni Quasar, 2003, pp.306-308. (worldcat)
  • Dulière, C., Corpus des Mosaïques de Tunisie, Thysdrus, El Jem, Quartier Sud-Ouest, INA, Tunis, 1996, pp. 101-105, plans 7.(worldcat)

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