Jashemski, W. (2021). "I.4.11 Caupona of Copious." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/9e45de979b/

I.4.11 Caupona of Copious

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

Excavation Dates

Excavated 1853 and 1863.

Garden Description

This modest caupona had a garden at the rear that was raised one step higher than the rest of the building. It once had a masonry altar with a lararium painting above but both of these have been lost. A latrine was located at the southeast corner of the garden.

Bibliography

  • Boyce, G.K. 1937. Corpus of the Lararia of Pompeii, p. 25, no.31 (worldcat) (incorrectly calls the garden a room)
  • Fiorelli, G. 1860. Giornale degli scavi di Pompei, p. 68
  • Fiorelli, G. 1875. Descrizione di Pompei, p. 66 (worldcat)
  • Jashemski, W.F. 1979. Garden of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the villas destroyed by Vesuvius, p. 171 (worldcat)
  • Jashemski, W.F. 1993. Gardens of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the villas destroyed by Vesuvius. Vol. II, Appendices, p. 32 (worldcat)
  • Schefold, K. and Dräyer, W. 1956. Pompeji, p. 17 (also incorrectly calls the garden a room)

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