564.Insula or. I.2-3(D)

Province

Location

Location Description

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

Insula

Insula Orientalis I

House

House 2-3

Garden

Keywords

rustic
shrines

Garden Description

D. A rustic shrine was attached to the north side of the house and a long narrow garden (d) was located here. There was evidence of earlier construction at this location.

Plans

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

Herculaneum - insula orientalis I. 1-3-d

Pleiades ID

432873

TGN ID

7031897

Dates

Unspecified

Bibliography

Maiuri, Herculaneum, p. 67 (worldcat)
Maiuri, Ercolano, pp. 359, 360 (worldcat)

Contributor

Wilhelmina Jashemski (https://lib.guides.umd.edu/c.php?g=326514&p=2193250)

Publication date

21 Apr 20210