VIII.3.27.

Contributor: Yifan Li
Published: 2021-04-21
Modified: 2025-06-29

Province

Location

Location Description

An ancient city of Campania destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, Pompeii was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Sublocation

Region VIII

Insula

Insula III

Keywords

Garden Description

From the street, the fauces led to the entrance to the garden (a) which was enclosed on the south and west by a portico with five columns and two engaged columns, all connected by a low wall. The original excavation plan shows a water channel on the south and west edges.

Plans

Plan of Region VIII Insula III

Places

Excavation Dates

Unspecified

Bibliography

  • Fiorelli, Descrizione di Pompei, p. 330 (worldcat)
  • Jashemski, Gardens, vol. II, p. 211 (worldcat)
  • Niccolini, Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei designati e descritti, vol. 2, "Descr. gen," p. 66 (worldcat)

Places containing this garden