Jashemski, W. (2021). "I.2.3." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/71419e7e58/

I.2.3

Contributor: Jessica Venner
Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-07-29

Dates

unspecified

Excavation Dates

1916, 1950, 1985. Bombed in 1943.

Garden Description

The small viridarium at the rear of the house had narrow, slightly raised beds along the walls on the north and east side. These beds were for the cultivation of flowers, according to Fiorelli. A small vestibule on the north side of the garden was decorated with remnants of tufa columns brought from another site.

Bibliography

  • Fiorelli, G. 1875. Descrizione di Pompei, p. 37 (worldcat)
  • Jashemski, W.F. 1993, Gardens of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the villas destroyed by Vesuvius. Vol. II, Appendices, p. 21 (worldcat)
  • Niccolini, F. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompeii, Naples, Vol. II, p. 76
  • Viola, L. 1879. Gli scavi di Pompei dal 1873 al 1878, p. 10
  • Warscher, T. 1937-1957. Codex Topographicus Pompeianus, plate no.12.

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