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Through
the analysis of several exceptional findings on the
Palatine Hill we may reconstruct the development
of many aspects of the ancient city.
The archaeological
evidence takes us from the first settlements of huts,
dating back to the 8th century BC (a date which coincides
with the traditional date for the founding of Rome
by Romulus in 754-753 BC) down through the
archaic and republican ages.
The former
is represented by fortification walls and drainage works,
the latter by sumptuous dwellings, such as the House
of the Gryphons, "Aula Isiaca", House
of Livia and House of Augustus, and by
temples, such as the Temple of Magna Mater
and the Temple of Apollo.
Finally,
the evidence documents the imperial and late
ancient periods.
The
Palatine Hill was the residence of choice
of the emperors.
Important
examples are: Nero's Domus Transitoria; the
Domus Tiberiana, with its annexes in the direction
of the Forum of Caligula and Domitian,
the Domus Flavia and the Domus Augustana
(respectively the public and private reception areas
of the grandiose palace of the emperors of the gens
flavia) and the subsequent extensions of these made
towards the valley of the Circus Maximus (what
are known as the Baths of Severus, the Schola
Praeconum or "House of the Heralds" and
the Paedagogium, or school of the imperial pages).
Other
remains go right down to the period of restoration under
Theodoric and to the decline and final abandonment of
the site in the Middle Ages.
In the
Renaissance period the hill was home to the villas
of the wealthy, such as the Mattei and Farnese
families.
The latter
was responsible for the creation of the magnificent
Farnese Gardens on the north-west part of the
hill, the remains of which extend on top of the remains
of the palaces of Tiberius and Caligula.
Palatine Museum
The
Palatine Antiquarium is located in the Palace
of the Caesars and contains material from the
Iron-age tombs and works of art from the Augustan
complex and the emperors residences.
These
include the painted decoration from the "Aula Isiaca".
Information
and Addresses
Address Piazza S.
Maria Nova, 53
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