Gardens of the Roman Empire

II.6 The Great Palaestra

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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

Region II

Insula

Insula VII

Keywords

Garden Description

Colonnaded porticoes encircled the palaestra on the south, west and north. A large swimming pool (34.55 m x 22.25 m) was located in the center. Casts made of tree cavities planted eight meters apart in two rows around the north, west and south sides of the enclosed area indicated that these were plane trees, just under one hundred years old.

Places

Dates

Excavated 1814 to 1816, 1933, and 1935 to 1939.

Bibliography

Jashemski, W. 1979. Gardens of Pompeii, vol.I, pp.160-161 and fig. 246 on p.161 (worldcat)
Jashemski, W. 1993. Gardens of Pompeii, vol.II, p.92 (worldcat)
Maiuri, A. 1939. Notizie degli scavi di antichità, pp.193-195 and pl.9 (plan shows only a part of the root cavities found).(worldcat)

II.6.7 Park Area adjacent to the Great Palaestra and the Amphitheater

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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.

Keywords

root cavities

Garden Description

Park-like areas were located between the Great Palaestra and the Amphitheater and to the north. Here booths were set up under trees or awnings and a carnival atmosphere existed as depicted in a painting found in the peristyle of house I.iii.23 (Mus. Naz. inv. no. 112 222). Two huge root cavities were found in front of the palaestra by Maiuri, although only one was recorded in his plan, and six trees grew in a row on the north side of the Large Palaestra.

Places

Bibliography

Jashemski, W. 1979. Gardens of Pompeii, vol.I, pp.13-14, 161-162 (worldcat)
Jashemski, W. 1993. Gardens of Pompeii, vol.II, p.91-92 (worldcat)
Maiuri, A. 1939. Notizie degli scavi di antichità, pp.194 (worldcat)

Park Area Adjacent to the Great Palaestra and the Amphitheater

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

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

Region II

Insula

Insula VII

Keywords

Garden Description

Park-like areas were located between the Great Palaestra and the Amphitheater and to the north. Here booths were set up under trees or awnings and a carnival atmosphere existed as depicted in a painting (Mus. Naz. inv. no. 112 222) found in the peristyle of house I.3.23. Two huge root cavities were found in front of the palaestra by Maiuri, although only one was recorded in his plan, and six trees grew in a row on the north side of the palaestra.

Places

Bibliography

Jashemski, W.F. Gardens of Pompeii, vol.I, pp. 13-14, 161-162 (worldcat)
Jashemski, W.F. Gardens of Pompeii, vol.II, pp. 91-92 (worldcat)
Maiuri, A. Notizie degli scavi di antichità, p.194 (worldcat)