Insula or. II

Author: Wilhelmina Jashemski

Contributor: Yifan Li

Permalink: https://roman-gardens.github.io/test-a/id/f1a0523454/

Published: 2021-04-21

Modified: 2025-06-29

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 II

Garden

Garden (a)

Keywords

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

Places

Dates

Unspecified

Bibliography

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