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< Auditorium of Mecenate
| area: Esquilino | |
| structure: underground | |
| typology: hall, nimpheum | |
| dating: I cen. b.C. . / I cen. a.D.. | |
| depth: 4 mt. / 13 feet | |
The Auditorium di Mecenate was discovered in 1874 on the Esquilino hill. It was a part of the huge Mecenate’s villa, a close friend of Emperor Ottaviano Augusto, built in 30 b.C.
It was probably a sort of nimpheum, placed 7 meters underground, with fountains and water falls. The walls are richly decorated with magnificient frescoes of III pompeanian style.
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