I.6.4 House of the Lararium; Casa del Larario; Sabello Iliaco
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
Insula
Keywords
Garden
House of the Lararium; Casa del Larario; Sabello Iliaco.
Garden Description
A small garden was located at the rear of the tablinum accessed by a passageway from the atrium. A small pool (0.70 m. deep) was centered in the garden enclosed by a crudely built double wall with a space in between for flowers. At the time of the eruption the house was undergoing extensive repairs.
Dates
Excavated 1873-1874.
Bibliography
- Della Corte, M. 1913. NSc, pp. 356-357 and fig. 1 on p.356. (worldcat)
- Jashemski, W.F. 1993. Gardens of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the villas destroyed by Vesuvius. Vol. II, Appendices, p. 35. (worldcat).
- Spinazzola, V. 1910-1923. Pompei alla luce degli Scavi Nuovi di Via dell'Abbondanza, pp. 446 and fig. 493 (plan) on p. 433.