Almon, C. (2026). "Villa en Puente de la Olmilla." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/3153042981/

Villa en Puente de la Olmilla

Contributors: Qianli Jiang, Amelia Lamis
Published: 2026-10-01
Last modified: 2026-10-01

Dates

fourth century CE

Excavation Dates

1973

Garden Description

This fourth-century villa was discovered in 1973. An apse and a figured mosaic with two panthers mark the room on the north corner as probably the triclinium. It did not, however, have a view of the garden but looked along the northeast gallery of the peristyle. That there was a garden is indicated by the presence of a pipe which crossed the northeast portico presumably to supply water for plants or a nymphaeum in the center of the peristyle.

Plans

Plan drawing of the Villa en Puente de la Olmilla.

Bibliography

  • M.R. Puig and R. Montanya Maluquer, "Mosaicos de la villa romana de Puente de la Olmilla (Albadalejo, Ciudad Real)," in Pyrenae: revista de prehistòria i antiguitat de la Mediterrània Occidental, ISSN 0079-8215, Nº. 11, 1975, pp. 133-143. (worldcat)
  • M.ª C. Fernández Castro, Villas romanas en Hispania, Madrid, 1982. (worldcat)

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