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The ancient Romans lived in even more absurd luxury than previously thought. This is proven by an extravagant find from a winery near Rome.
There are numerous legends about the luxury addiction of the ancient Romans. At least some of them may now have become more likely after archaeologists in a villa near Rom a particularly wasteful one discovery made: A fountain from which wine gushed in ancient times.
Die “Villa of the Quintilians” (Italian: Villa dei Quintili) dates from the second century AD and was founded by the Roman emperors used for festivities. The estate in south-eastern Rome had its own theatre, chariot racing arena and marble baths. A recently discovered one winery of the villa provides further insight into the luxurious lifestyle of Rome’s upper class.
In the winery received the Kaiser presumably his followers of friends, court and nobles. The rich and beautiful looked at the wine fountain from several dining rooms. In marble-lined bulges, slaves and servants pounded the grapes. These and other findings of their investigations of the winery published archaeologists recently in the science magazine “Antiquity”.
Wine Fountain: From Grape to Spectacle
When building the winery luxury was apparently more important than functionality. A marble cladding, for example, had the disadvantage of being very slippery. This was rather unfavorable in the pits where the grapes were crushed.
After slaves had crushed the grapes, the resulting mass was pressed into pure liquid in two large wine presses. From there the boy flowed Wein through several openings in the great well. Then the wine was poured into the amphorae in the basement by an underground pumping system.
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Exciting find near Rome: Villa of the Quintilis has a horrific history
The Quintiliers’ villa was located on the Via Appia, one of the most important streets of the Roman Empire. The estate was built in 151 AD for the wealthy Quintilier brothers who were later assassinated by Roman Emperor Commodus. The villa thus became the property of the Roman emperors.
The ruins of the villa were so extensive that locals assumed they were remnants of “Ancient Rome”. Today the villa is open to the public. During a holiday in Rome or holiday in Italy you can Sightseeing visit. (os)
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