Jashemski, W. (2021). "I.3.25." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/ccbf25d8b9/

I.3.25

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

Excavation Dates

Excavated 1869.

Garden Description

A. This house had an irregular plan and a small peristyle garden enclosed on three sides by a low masonry wall. The wall was topped by four stuccoed brick columns which supported the portico. The excavation in 1869-72 showed that restoration was in progress at the time of the eruption. Inside the triclinium a small marble head of Bacchus from a herm (Mus. Naz. inv. no. 110 653) was found as well as a small marble ram (Mus. Naz. inv. no. 120 357), both probably garden decorations.

B. The viridarium lay across the entire width of the house to the rear. The west (rear) of the peristyle garden was completely open to the viridarium.

Bibliography

  • Döhl, H. 1976. Plastik aus Pompeji, Habilitationsschrift, Göttingen, p. 1
  • Fiorelli, G. 1860. Giornale degli scavi di Pompei, p. 74
  • Fiorelli, G. 1875. Descrizione di Pompei, p. 57 (worldcat)
  • Fiorelli, G. 1870-1873. GiornSc, n.s. 2, col. 461
  • Jashemski, W.F. 1993. Gardens of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the villas destroyed by Vesuvius. Vol. II, Appendices, p. 28 (worldcat)
  • Niccolini, F. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompeii, Naples, Vol. II, p. 78
  • Trendelenberg, A. 1871. BdI, p. 172
  • Warscher, T. 1937-1957. Codex Topographicus Pompeianus (worldcat)

Keywords

Garden

Peristyle garden in a domestic property with a viridarium to the rear.

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