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VIII.5.9.

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

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 V

Garden Description

At the rear of the tablinium excavated in 1881 a narrow garden (a) had a portico on the north supported by one pilaster, one engaged column and five stuccoed free-standing columns. The east end of the garden became very narrow with a jut in the back wall and a small, square water basin was built here against the wall. A water channel was shown in the plan on the east, north and west sides of the garden. The terra-cotta puteal that was found in the portico may have once stood over the cistern opening located between the pillar on the northwest corner and the next column.

Plans

Plan of Region VIII, Insula V

Keywords

Places

Excavation Dates

1881

Bibliography

  • Fiorelli, Notizie degli scavi di Antichita (1881), p. 332 (worldcat)
  • Jashemski, Gardens, vol. II, p. 216 (worldcat)
  • Mau, Bullettino dell'Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (1883), pp. 175-176 (worldcat)