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Peristyle of the Petronii

Contributor: Nicholas Gill
Published: 2021-04-21
Modified: 2025-09-16

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Garden Description

The courtyard of this large peristyle to the NE of the Summer Baths, dedicated by Petronius and his sons, may have been planted with avenues of trees as recommended by Vitruvius, and as in the Palaetra at Pompeii (Pan view, Fig. 1).

Plans

Fig. 1: Plan of the Peristyle of the Petronii
Fig. 2: Detail Plan of the Peristyle of the Petronii

Bibliography

  • CMT, Thuburbo Majus, Les mosaïques de la région des Grands Thermes, V. II, fasc.2,INA, Tunis, 1985, pp37-8, plan 5-6. (Worldcat)
  • Ben Abed-Ben Khader, A., Corpus des Mosaïques de Tunisie, Thuburbo Majus, Les mosaïques de la région Ouest, V. II, fasc.3, INA, Tunis, 1987.(worldcat)

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