DRAFT
Forum Baths
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
VI
House
1/7/8/10
Garden
Forum Baths
Keywords
Garden Description
555.VI.1/7/8/10. During 1873-1875 the courtyard (a) of the palaestra was excavated. A section of the northeast portico was not excavated until 1930. The courtyard measured 15.75 x 25.25 m. and was bounded by the portico on the west, north and east sides. Engaged columns stood along the south. This area was likely planted after the palestra was built. Although the original excavators labeled this as a garden, no detailed observations were recorded to confirm this supposition.
Plans
Places
Dates
unspecified
Excavation Date
1873-1875, 1930
Bibliography
- Jashemski, Gardens, 1:165
- Maiuri,Herculaneum, p. 40
- Maiuri, Ercolano, pp. 91, 100-102 and fig. 68 (plan) on p. 92
- Ruggiero, Ercolano, p. 654 and pl. 12, where the garden is no. 55 on the plan.