Pompeian Peristyle Gardens

This book examines how Pompeian peristyle gardens were utilized to represent the socioeconomic status of Roman homeowners, introducing fresh perspectives and critiques on how these spaces were designed, used, and perceived. Suitable for students and scholars of art history, classics, archaeology, and social history.

Autorentext

Dr Samuli Simelius is a teacher of ancient cultures in the University of Helsinki, Finland, and a post-doctoral researcher in the project Law, Governance and Space: Questioning the Foundations of the Republican Tradition (funded by the European Research Council). He wrote his doctoral dissertation on Pompeian peristyle gardens.

Inhalt

1. Introduction, 2. Pompeian peristyle gardens, 3. Why were peristyles built in Pompeian houses?, 4. The parameters of socioeconomic display, 5. Classification of peristyles according to their means of economic display, 6. The economic display functions of peristyles: The social influence and trends in peristyles, 7. The social status of Pompeian peristyle owners, 8. Conclusion.