Malek, A. (2021). "House of the Warehouse (Maison de l'entrepôt)." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/6d5915655f/

House of the Warehouse (Maison de l'entrepôt)

Contributors: Xue Xia, Keith Jenkins
Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-07-20

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Garden Description

This large house was laid out around two peristyles (A,B) arranged along the N S axis. The plan presents a complex layout notably in the southern part of the domus upon which the excavators did not comment thoroughly (Plan view, Fig. 1).

The S part of the domus was probably added in a latter period. It presents a peristyle (B) on which a reception room (C) projected and a series of galleries terminating with an apsidal form. The N peristyle (A) had four porticoes, the S gallery was a continuous colonnade that crossed the W and E porticoes. On the N and W, a vestibule and reception rooms opened towards the peristyle (A). A large rectangular basin oriented NS was placed on the axis of the vestibule, which projected into the courtyard. It seems that the S reception room (C) opened also toward the N peristyle (A). Along the NS axis a semi-circular basin projecting into the peristyle (B) and facing a reception room was placed in between the fourth and the fifth columns. The courtyards of the peristyles may have been planted.

Plans

Fig. 1: Plan of the House of the Warehouse at Thamugadi; Les mosaïques de Timgad, p. 88, fig. 12
Credit: (Germain, S., 1969, fig. 12)

Bibliography

  • Ballu, A., Les ruines de Timgad, Sept années de découvertes, Paris, 1911, p. 49-53,120, plan p. 51. (worldcat)
  • Courtois, C., Timgad, antique Thamugadi, Alger, 1951. (worldcat)
  • Germain, S., Les mosaïques de Timgad, Paris, 1969, p. 88, fig. 12. (worldcat)

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