Rural Villa in Eisenstadt
Location
Garden
Rural Villa in Eisenstadt
Keywords
- altars (religious fixtures)AAT:300003725
- atriums (Roman halls)AAT:300004097
- peristyles (Roman courtyards)AAT:300080971
- podiums (building divisions)AAT:300000976
- porticoesAAT:300004145
- villae rusticaeAAT:300005518
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.
Plans
Dates
Early 2nd century - 4th century
Bibliography
- E.B. Thomas, Römische Villen in Pannonien, Budapest, 1964, pp. 137-151, fig. 73. (worldcat)