Cite this garden Jashemski, W. (2021). "II.8.1." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed June 18, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/b8bb57e320/

II.8.1

Author: Wilhelmina Jashemski

Contributor: Jessica Venner

Published: 2021-04-21

Last modified: 2026-06-13

Dates

Excavated 1953-1954, 1973, 1984. Restored 1988.

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

Insula

Insula VIII

Garden Description

Jashemski examined this sizeable garden to the rear of this property in 1957 and concluded that the pronounced north-south furrows bordered by water channels indicated that this was most likely a vegetable garden. An oven against the south wall of the entrance room, and a bowl in the garden, suggest this was a caupona. The oven sat in an arch below a set of stairs which lead from the garden to an upper floor.