Cite this garden Jashemski, W. (2021). "I.7.18 Shop-House." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed June 18, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/ab2e4f0ff3/

I.7.18 Shop-House

Contributor: Jessica Venner
Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-06-13

Dates

Excavated 1926 and 1927. Restoration 2017.

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

Region I

Insula

Insula VII

Garden Description

Two paintings were found on the west wall of the atrium behind this shop, one was of a porticus villa on the sea and the second was a garden representation (o.16 x 0.43 m.). The garden was surrounded by a lattice fence which was drawn wider in the front than the rear and had a rectangular pool in front with ducks swimming.

Bibliography

  • Jashemski, W.F. 1993. Gardens of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the villas destroyed by Vesuvius. Volume 2, Appendices, pp. 395. (worldcat)
  • Maiuri, A. 1939. NSc, p. 380, and fig. 14 on p. 381.
  • Schefold, K. and Dräyer, W. 1956. Pompeji, p. 35.

Keywords

Garden

Shop-House garden with pool and paintings.

Places