House of the Peristyle

Contributors: Qianli Jiang, Amelia Lamis

Published: 2026-10-01

Last modified: 2026-10-01

Dates

unspecified

Excavation Dates

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Garden Description

This well-known large house, situated in the center of the eastern side of Neapolis, just south of the agora, included a peristyle, which enclosed a planted courtyard. In the peristyle courtyard, archaeologists discovered a cistern with a well, a fountain with an exedra, and other elements typical of a designed garden.

Plans

Bibliography

X. Aquilué et al, Guías del Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya, Empúries. Tarragona, 2000, pp. 59-60 (worldcat)
X. Aquilué, J. Ruíz de Arbulo, "La jardinería en la época antigua," in Historia de los Parques y Jardines en España. Edita Grupo FCC, Madrid, 2001, p. 12. (worldcat)

Keywords

peristyles (Roman courtyards) (AAT:300080971)
courtyards (uncovered spaces) (AAT:300004095)
cisterns (plumbing components) (AAT:300052558)
water wells (AAT:300152327)
fountains (AAT:300006179)
exedrae (interior spaces) (AAT:300004014)exedrae (site elements) (AAT:300081589)

Places

Emporiae (Pleiades:246382)
Tarraconensis (Pleiades:981551)
Tarraconensis (province) (TGN:6005831)