II.8.1

Province

Italia
Italia (Pleiades)

Location

Pompeii
Pompeii (Pleiades)

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 II

Insula

Insula VIII

Keywords

• vegetable gardens

Garden Description

Jashemski examined this sizeable garden to the rear of this property in 1957 and concluded that the pronounced north-south furrows bordered by water channels indicated that this was most likely a vegetable garden. An oven against the south wall of the entrance room, and a bowl in the garden, suggest this was a caupona. The oven sat in an arch below a set of stairs which lead from the garden to an upper floor.

Pleiades ID

456321707

TGN ID

7004658

Dates

Excavated 1953-1954, 1973, 1984. Restored 1988.

Bibliography

• Jashemski, W. 1993. Gardens of Pompeii, vol.II, p.92 (worldcat)

Contributor

Wilhelmina Jashemski (https://lib.guides.umd.edu/c.php?g=326514&p=2193250)
Jessica Venner (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5828-6222)

Publication date

21 Apr 2021