Rural Villa in Eisenstadt

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Dates

Early 2nd century to 4th century

Garden Description

The residence of this villa rustica was entered on the southeast by a portico (Fig. 1). After passing through a room interpreted as the atrium, one arrived in the open courtyard which had a peristyle on three sides (G on plan). On the northern edge of the courtyard was a podium (P on plan) near which votive altars to Diana and Silvanus were found, both gods of the woods and suitable subjects for a garden. This corner of the courtyard, thus, seems to have had religious character. In the middle of the courtyard was a square foundation, measuring 1.80 x 1.80 m., possibly the remains of a base for some kind of figure. The villa rustica was established in the early 2nd century and occupied probably until the 4th century.

Bibliography

E.B. Thomas, Römische Villen in Pannonien, Budapest, 1964, pp. 137-151, fig. 73. (worldcat)

Keywords

altars (religious fixtures) (AAT:300003725)
atriums (Roman halls) (AAT:300004097)
peristyles (Roman courtyards) (AAT:300080971)
podiums (building divisions) (AAT:300000976)
porticoes (AAT:300004145)
villae rusticae (AAT:300005518)

Eisenstadt on Gardens of the Roman Empire

Rural Villa in Eisenstadt

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Garden Description

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Keywords