Rural Villa in Eisenstadt

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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.

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Fig. 1: Plan of the rural villa with a peristyle courtyard (G) and a podium (P) for sculpture.

Credit: Adapted from Thomas 1964, fig. 73.

Dates

Early 2nd century - 4th century

Bibliography

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

Gardens of the Roman Empire

Rural Villa in Eisenstadt

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