Casa dell'Atrio Corontio
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
V
House
30
Garden
Casa dell'Atrio Corontio
Keywords
- impluviaAAT:300129867
- atriums (Roman halls)AAT:300004097
- peristyles (Roman courtyards)AAT:300080971
- viridarium
Garden Description
552.V.30. A shallow cruciform-shaped impluvium was the central feature in the rectangular atrium of this house excavated in 1933-1934. The atrium gave the impression of a peristyle garden by way of the fountain centered in the impluvium, the plantings on either side and three tuffa columns on either side, fluted white stucco on the top and painted red at the base. These were connected by a low wall with plantings on the top creating a lush green atmosphere to the total effect. This arrangement was the result of the aqueduct supplying an abundance of water and reducing the demand on the cistern, which was found in the northeast corner of the garden, and the ancient well incorporated into the low wall. This house was noted by Maiuri as an elegant example of the transformation of the impluvium basin into a fountain and viridarium.
Plans
Places
Dates
unspecified
Excavation Date
1933-1934
Bibliography
- Jashemski, Gardens, vol.1, fig. 90 on p. 52
- Maiuri,Herculaneum,p. 51
- Idem, Ercolano, pp.51, 263-264 and fig. 209 (plan) on p. 261