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A Roman villa was typically a farmhouse or country house in the territory of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, sometimes reaching extravagant proportions. Nevertheless, the term "Roman villa" generally covers buildings with the common features of being extra-urban (i.e. located outside urban settlements, unlike the domus which was inside ...
The Villa Romana del Tellaro is a large, elaborate Roman villa dating from the late Roman Empire. [1] It is also known (in English) as the villa of Caddeddi, the name of the locality. [2] It is located south of Noto in the province of Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy.
The Imperial Villa of Vicarello was an ancient Roman villa-estate that belonged to the emperors starting from Domitian (r.81-96). It is situated near the north shore of Lake Bracciano and near the village of Vicarello, near the modern town of Trevignano Romano .
The Roman Villa of Desenzano Villa romana di Desenzano del Garda, is in the town of Desenzano del Garda on the shore of Lake Garda. It is located in the comune of the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. It is one of the most important late antiquity Roman villas in northern Italy. [1]
The surviving ancient text describing Hadrian's Villa is the Historia Augusta, which refers to Hadrian's naming of rooms after significant locations within the Roman Empire (the Lyceum, the Academy, Hades) [2] from his travels, notably after Egyptian cities or temples. The architecture goes beyond the mere naming of its structures, as certain ...
The Villa Romana del Casale (Sicilian: Villa Rumana dû Casali) is a large and elaborate Roman villa or palace located about 3 km from the town of Piazza Armerina, Sicily. Excavations have revealed Roman mosaics which, according to the Grove Dictionary of Art , are the richest, largest and most varied collection that remains, [ 1 ] for which ...
Archaeologists conducted a geophysical survey using magnetometer research and uncovered two previously unknown Roman villas, a roadside cemetery, farmsteads, and a web of roads that all provide a ...
This category is for historic maps showing all or a large part of the Roman Empire. See subcategories for smaller areas. "Historic maps" means maps made over seventy (70) years ago.