V.iv.b.
Province
Province Description
The Italian peninsula extending northward to the Alps as recognized by the Romans.
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 V
Insula
Insula iv
House
House b
Garden
V.iv.b.
Keywords
- porticoesAAT:300004145
- fountainsAAT:300006179
- triclinia (couches)AAT:300142552
- trellisesAAT:300006785
- headboardsAAT:300040447
Garden Description
When the excavation work reached the northeast corner of this house in 1901, a small garden (a) with a proportionately small portico supported by two masonry columns was found. The major part of the garden was occupied by the masonry triclinium (l. medius, 3.00 m.; l. imus and. summus 2.69 m.) with a round table (0.65 m. dia.) and a lectus imus that had a fulcrum. The masonry couch had three large holes that may have received the posts for the pergola, and a marble leopard's head fountain was found in the first room to the right of the entrance. The large window in the triclinium offered a fine view of the garden.
Dates
79 CE
Excavation Dates
1901 CE
Bibliography
- Döhl, p. 14.
- Jashemski, Gardens, vol.II, p. 117. (worldcat)
- Mau, RM (1901), p. 363. (worldcat)
- Sogliano, NSc (1901), pp. 261, 330, 331 and plan on p. 329. (worldcat)
- Soprano, p. 299, no. 11.