num_pages: 332
description: This book deals with the ancient city of Herculaneum, one of the "victims" of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. It was rediscovered in the 18th century and explored in that time to a great extent by royal "treasure hunters". Later, in the 19th and especially in the 20th century, the city was excavated, but only for a small part; the rest of it is still covered underneath the present town of Ercolano. In this study a new view is given on the city plan of ancient Herculaneum, by combining the evidence from the ancient writers, the 19th century explorations and the analysis of the measurements of the excavated house-blocks ("insulae"). Furthermore, it contains a detailed examination of the southernmost insulae III and IV, with surprising results. First of all the allotment of these two insulae is made visible, which gives way to a discussion about the division of land in pre-Roman Campania. Furthermore, the author distinguishes some new types of houses, which differ from the already known atrium buildings.
language: English
title: Houses in Herculaneum: A New View on the Town Planning and the Building of Insulae III and IV
titlecomplete: Houses in Herculaneum: A New View on the Town Planning and the Building of Insulae III and IV (Circumvesuviana, 1)
publisher: Brill Academic Pub