Cite this garden Jashemski, W. (2021). "Insula or. II." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed June 18, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/f1a0523454/

Insula or. II

Author: Wilhelmina Jashemski

Contributor: Yifan Li

Published: 2021-04-21

Last modified: 2026-06-13

Dates

Unspecified

Province

Italia
Italia (Pleiades:1052)

Location

Herculaneum (Pleiades:432873)

Location Description

An ancient Roman town of Campania destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Insula

Insula Orientalis II

Garden

Garden (a)

Garden Description

Directly south of the Great Palaestra there is a peristyle garden (a) enclosed by a portico. A pool with a low wall surrounding it is located in the center of this garden.

Plans

Plan of the new excavations of Herculaneum (Maiuri, Herculaneum)

Herculaneum - Garden (a) south of the Great Palaestra

Keywords

peristyles (Roman courtyards) (AAT:300080971)
porticoes (AAT:300004145)

Places

Herculaneum (Pleiades:432873)
Herculaneum (deserted settlement) (TGN:7031897)

Bibliography

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