Cite this garden Jashemski, W., and A. Malek (2021). "House H (Maison H)." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed June 18, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/c808d6a60a/

House H (Maison H)

Contributor: Jinyi Yang
Published: 2021-04-21
Last modified: 2026-06-08

Dates

1st-3rd century CE

Garden Description

This house, the largest in insula III (lots 2,3,4,9,10), rivals the House of the Cascade in size and richness of mosaics. A semicircular basin extended into the garden on the S and E sides, each decorated with a marine scene.

Plans

Fig.1: Plan of the House H (CMT, pp.121-128).

Bibliography

  • Bullo, S., Ghedini, F., Amplissimae atque ornatissimae domus: l'edilizia residenziale nelle città della Tunisia romana, Rome: Edizioni Quasar, 2003, pp.346-347. (worldcat)
  • Dulière, C., Ben Baaziz, S., et al., Corpus des Mosaïques de Tunisie, Utique, Les Mosaïque in situ en dehors des insulae I-II-III, INA, Tunis, 1974, pp.121-128. (worldcat)

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