Jashemski, W. (2021). "Insula or. I.1." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/9d96d268b2/

Insula or. I.1

Contributors: Yifan Li, Chiara Romano
Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-07-08

Dates

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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

House

House 1

Garden

B

Garden Description

B. The front of this house has an L-shaped terrace (b) which provided a passageway between the kitchen and the triclinium that opened onto the long loggia (c) with a spectacular view of the Bay. The terrace could have been decorated with potted plants. A gutter on the edges of the terrace, excepting the southeast corner, collected rain water.

Plans

Plan of the new excavations of Herculaneum (Maiuri, Herculaneum)
Herculaneum - insula orientalis I. 1-3

Images

Herculaneum - insula orientalis I. 1-1 (Stanley Jashemski, Jashemski Archives, University of Maryland)

Keywords

Places