[The Times], The curator and photo editor Alice Rose George has died at 76. The ruins tell extraordinary stories, said Mirella Serlorenzi, the ministrys director of excavations, talking to the New York Times. An exhibit space of over 1,000 square meters that returns to the city a place full of history and charm, an exceptional archaeological context that came to light on the Esquiline Hill during the works for the construction of the headquarters of Enpam - National Doctors and Dentists Social Security and Welfare Body, which then collaborated with the Special Superintendence of Rome. In SPQR, her rich history of ancient Rome, she argues that it is hard to resist the conclusion that, whatever kernel of truth they might have, the stories told about him are an inextricable mixture of fact, exaggeration, willful misinterpretation and outright invention largely constructed after his death, and largely for the benefit of the new emperor, Claudius., Whether Caligula got a raw deal from history is a subject of hot and unyielding debate. He also dressed up as Dionysus, Venus, and Apollo, with sun rays on his head, and early sources claim he built a bridge from his palace to the temple of Jupiter and put a porch on the temple of Castor and Pollux, the better to commune with his fellow deities. A marble bust of Caligula on display in Palazzo Massimo in Rome. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. His mom suspected that allies of the emperor Tiberius had poisoned her husband, an accusation that may have been true but was not great for self-preservation. Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 1, 00185 Rome Italy. The ruins tell extraordinary stories, starting with the animals, Mirella Serlorenzi, the ministrys director of excavations, tells the New York Times. We took a couple more parking spaces, Serlorenzi said as we walked down to a lower level, where archaeologists discovered a staircase from the time of the Caesars. A break from the chaos of the city immersed in the greenery of historic villas, parks and gardens. When Caligula was assassinated in his palace on the Palatine Hill in 41 A.D., his body was carried to the Horti Lamiani, where he was cremated and hastily buried before being moved to the Mausoleum of Augustus on the Campus Martius, north of the Capitoline Hill. Well see you tomorrow. To Serlorenzi and Cipriani, the incredible riches of the early Roman Empire recall the extravagance of another fin-de-sicle world power high on its own supply: the America of the gilded 20th century. The frescoes are incredibly ornate and of a very high decorative standard, said historian Daisy Dunn, in the NYT. A $140 million restoration project launched in 2012 and archaeologists have continued to work during the pandemic. Especially because Caligula liked being here so much.. Then he started large public works projects, such as the Claudia and Anio Novus aqueducts, which brought water and jobs to Rome. Destructive 'Super Pigs' From Canada Threaten the Northern U.S. Did an Ancient Magnetic Field Reversal Cause Chaos for Life on Earth 42,000 Years Ago? He originally bequeathed the property to then-emperor Tiberius; Caligula inherited it when he assumed power in 37 A.D. Serlorenzi tells the Times that the site contains some of classical Romes most remarkable artifacts, including rooms in which marble surfaces were inlaid with carved pieces of different colors. Caligulas ornate palace recalls one hollywood regency mansion: donald trump's mar-a-lago. 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I am nursing a viper for the Roman people, he reportedly said. His luxurious streak, however, is immortalized in the remaining artifacts of his Horti Lamiani garden of delights, a monumental compound of villas, shrines, and a bathhouse encircled by curated, exotic landscapes. Rome. Sale degli Horti Lamiani inside the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Capitoline Museums, Rome (Photo [+] by Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images). Caligula sometimes surprised his hungry guests with inedible gold-leafed feasts. Inside the villas on the grounds, Pompeii-red frescoes covered walls that often sparkled with astonishing quantities of garnets, carnelians, and rubies. Dunn tells the New York Times that having the old pleasure garden on display may provide the public with a new window into Caligulas life. A theatrical mask in marble dust, recovered from the Horti Lamiani, the pleasure garden of the Roman emperor Caligula. The move could prevent any such sale. [The Wall Street Journal], A painting of Tintin could set a new auction recordfor comic art in an upcoming Paris. Germanicus died in AD 19, when the boy was only seven. With the name of Museo Ninfeo, Enpam has established a new underground archaeological site which is built around the ruins that were underneath the palazzo in the first place: the archaeological dig is the Nymphaeum (hence the name of the new museum) of the Horti Lamiani, a lavish complex with gardens (the "horti"), temples and an opulent mansion The high tech floor will offer the opportunity for performances such as concerts or theatrical events. He humiliated husbands by consorting with their wives midmeal. The objects and structural remnants on display in the museum paint a vivid picture of wealth, power and opulence. For 10 years after the establishing of their headquarters on Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, the heads of Enpam had 35 archaeologists and 8 conservators work on the underground site with architects, engineers and other experts. by Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images), Museum of Art in Indianapolis, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. During the four years that Caligula occupied the Roman throne, his favorite hideaway was an imperial pleasure garden called Horti Lamiani, the Mar-a-Lago of its day. Still, they remained in use at least until the time of the Severan dynasty, which ruled from 193 to 235 A.D. By the fourth century, the gardens had been abandoned, only to be rediscovered in 1874. The magic gate at Piazza Vittorio - Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. Download Nymphaeum of Alexander Severus at Piazza Vittorio. Managed by Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage,. The garden had a fountain sanctuary consecrated to the water nymphs camouflaged with hand-painted images of birds and branches, melting the border between home and garden in a court culture where little was as it seemed. The latest attractions industry news direct to your inbox, every day. All Rights Reserved. The Museum's Canyon Caf is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and closed Tuesdays (hours subject to change). Terms of Use The lush gardens are evoked by flowerpots. Exploratory core drilling for a new headquarters and a six-level underground garage brought forth a wealth of first-century relics, from the type of window glass described by Philo to lead pipes stamped with the name of Claudius, Caligulas uncle and successor. For that, rent the movie. Il Museo Ninfeo espone principalmente le strutture e i reperti di un'area degli Horti Lamiani, una lussuosa residenza che visse tra il I secolo a.C. e il VI secolo d.C. Pi di duemila anni storia riemersi dalla terra e . Every corner of Rome conceals a historic building, a fountain, a monument to explore. But they should open up new vistas on his world, and reveal it to be every bit as paradisiacal as he desired it to be.. Mary Beard, a professor of classics at Cambridge University, posited that while Caligula might have been assassinated because he was a monster, it is equally possible that he was made into a monster because he was assassinated. Emperor from 37 to 41 CE, Caligula was notorious for his tyrannical behavior, a much propagated reputation but one which is often disputed by historians. The subterranean Nymphaeum Museum of Piazza Vittorio is set to open this spring following a $3.5 million excavation. The refurbishment of Antiquarium and its new iteration comes after a long and chequered history. Beneath a 1950s apartment block, archeologists discovered a luxury Roman villa with intricate mosaic flooding, also now transformed into an underground museum. A marble staircase and coloured marble and limestone pillars also attest to the lavish lifestyle of the emperor even more extravagant than scholars had expected. The vast residential compound spread out on the Esquiline Hill, one of the seven hills on which the city was originally built, in the area around the current Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. I doubt these new discoveries will do much to rehabilitate his character, she says. Tours are available at different prices, with an audioguide or with an archaeologist on site to explain the different phases of the dig. Update your browser for more security, Downtown can be high and low, young and old, rich and poor, said Gordon, who cofounded his own place,Gordon Robichaux, in Union Square in 2018. Knife handles and other decorative fragments of items from the era of Caligulas rule at the Nymphaeum Musem. [The New York Times], Turkish historian Filiz aman, an expert on manuscripts and miniature art, has diedat the age of 81. According to Serlorenzi , it took three years to remove about 30 thousand cubic meters of archaeological stratification and five years of cleaning and restoration. 27.07 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Flames of Prophecy, 29.07 - MU Podcast - Contract with the Goddess, 27.06 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Secret Vaults of Time, 29.06 - MU Podcast - Italian Disco Abductions, 27.04 - MU Plus+ Podcast - High-Res Healing, TikTok and Its Strange Proliferation of Mysterious Accounts of Skinwalkers, A 3,500-Year-Old Frozen Mummified Bear Found in Siberia. The Museum Store is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and open late until 9 p.m. on Wednesdays. Soldiers called him Caligula, or Little Boots, and the name stuck. The ruins of Caligulas imperial gardens are now on view at the new Nymphaeum Museum of Piazza Vittorio. It was built between 1873 and 1874 byGiuseppe Fiorellias an exhibition space for archaeological finds from the ancient city and expanded in 1926 byAmedeo Maiuri. A close collaborator and friend to emperor Tiberius, Lamia bequeathed the property to the emperor himself the area became owned by the empire and Caligula was even buried here for a short time after his death. An exquisitely sculpted glass vase on display, Serlorenzi said, was surely on the emperors table, where, judging from all the shells, guests ate copious oysters. Declared emperor at age 24, Caligula started suffering from a severe illness just seven months into his reign. When the piazza and the surrounding buildings were created around 1880, there was talk of the amount of Roman remains found in the area, but at the time nobody really cared for saving them, apart from a few sensational findings. The ruins of Caligula's imperial gardens are now on view at the new Nymphaeum Museum of Piazza Vittorio. I write about current affairs and travel in Italy. While the Nymphaeum Museum in Piazza Vittorio will showcase the beauty and extravagance of Horti Lamiani, it will not show much of the perverted side of Caligula. The wall is all that remains of Villa Palombara. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Infact, its what went on in the underground levels of what Romans know as the palazzo Enpam, which houses the offices for the Health fund of healthcare professionals. ARTnews is a part of Penske Media Corporation. All the most refined objects and art produced in the Imperial Age turned up, Dr. Serlorenzi said. Archeologists unearthed coins, jewels, theatre masks, fragments of fountains, exotic seeds from plants like citron and apricot, the bones of animals like peacocks, ostriches and lions and the tooth of a bear. Even if Caligula is one day rehabilitated, we will always have this very NSFWFrancesco Vezzolivideo-art portrayalof his court. NADIA SHIRA COHEN The garden had a fountain sanctuary consecrated to the water nymphs camouflaged with hand-painted images of birds and branches, melting the border between home and garden in a court culture where little was as it seemed. The main house and gardens were built by Lucius Aelius Lamia, a wealthy senator, who bequeathed the property to the estate of the emperor. - The New York Times TAGS 01.12.21 His sisters brought his body to Horti Lamiani and burned it. Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Activities and Tourism plans to open the subterranean gallery, dubbed the Nymphaeum Museum of Piazza Vittorio, this spring. Anyone can read what you share. You may opt-out by. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy). Exotic animals were kept; some of which featured in the circus games at the Colosseum. Get our latest stories in the feed of your favorite networks. He loves the gold, Donald Trumps butler told me in 2016, when I visited Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach snowbird paradise that became Trumps home away from the White House. There is clearly some bias in the sources, Dr. Dunn allowed. Putting the show together during the pandemic, it became somewhat of a love letter to New York, Gordon said, and a statement that yes there is still so much going, so much of interestnot in the Hamptons or Palm Beach per se, where all the pop-up galleries got so much press, but here in Brooklyn, Queens, from small artist-run spaces to 5,000-square-foot spaces. The exhibition runs through January 30. The excavation has returned an enormous amount of fragments of pottery and other finds, including marble, painted plaster, bones of domestic animals, lions, fawns and ostriches, oysters, shells. The dig, carried out beneath the rubble of a condemned 19th-century apartment complex, yielded gems, coins, ceramics, jewelry, pottery, cameo glass, a theater mask, seeds of plants such as citron, apricot and acacia that had been imported from Asia, and bones of peacocks, deer, lions, bears and ostriches. Malcolm McDowell as Caligula in the smutty 1979 biopic by Bob Guccione. But even the freaky older man was spooked by the young Caligula. Livia Gershon is a daily correspondent for Smithsonian. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. This is, to hear Serlorenzi tell it, a good thing. These were the Horti Lamiani, a residential complex set on the hill in front of the Palatine Hill, known only from literary sources, but which is now revealed through a vast underground archaeological area near Piazza Vittorio.. Subscribe today and save! 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