The Horace’s Villa Project 1997-2003, Volumes I and II: Report on new fieldwork and research. Volume I: The Reports. Volume II: Documentation

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Horaces Villa is the name given to the site of a Roman country house near the hill town of Licenza (Roma), which is located approximately 30 miles from the centre of Rome. The site remains in quotation marks as, although the identification is traditional and possible, it is by no means certain. The Horaces Villa Project, 1997-2003 was initiated with the main goal of adding to the knowledge of the site in terms of time and space. There were two main areas to be investigated, which could be called the meta-archaeological and the archaeological. The former entailed looking afresh at earlier investigations, while the latter offered opportunities to look at new discoveries, such as the baths, entrance, and the rural hinterland. VOLUME 1 Cover Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of Abbreviations Contributors Prefaces A. Introduction: History and Goals of the “Horace’s Villa” Project B.1. General Introduction to the Area B.2. Identification ofthe Vigne di S. Pietro as Horace’s Villa: the Ancient Evidence B.3. Knowledge about Horace’s Villa from the Imperial Period to 1911 B.4. Interventions in the 20th Century B.5. Biographical Sketch of Thomas Drees Price C.1. The “Horace’s Villa” Project, 1997-2003: Organization, Strategy, and Objectives C.2. The Residence C.3. The Garden C.4. Quadriporticus C.5. The Bath Complex D.1. The Masonry Structures D.2. Pottery D.3. Garden Material D.4. The “Horace’s Villa” Brickstamps and the Brick Production of the Central Anio River Valley D.5. The Architectural Terracottas D.6. Marbles D.7. The “Horace’s Villa” Database of Architectural Fragments D.8. The Mosaics D.9. Fragments of Wall Painting from “Horace’s Villa” D.10. Miniature Marble Sculptures D.11. Coins D.12. Small Metal Objects from Recent Excavations (1997-2001) D.13. Inscriptions on Lead Pipes D.14. The Archaeobotanical Remains from the Garden E.1. Soils and Landscapes of “Horace’s Villa” and Adjacent Areas E.2. The Ownership of the Licenza Villa E.3. The Orsini in the Tiburtine Region and in the Licenza Valley (XII-XV centuries) E.4. Owners of “Horace’s Villa” at the Time of Pasqui’s Excavation (1911-1914) E.5. Graphic Documentation of “Horace’s Villa”: Analysis and Revision of the Data Using Modern Surveying Procedures E.6. Interpreting Treasure: Oral Tradition, Archaeology and “Horace’s Villa” F. Conclusion VOLUME 2 Cover Page Copyright Page Table of Contents G. Catalogue of the Principal Textual and Graphical Documentation of the Site from Antiquity to 1990 G.1 Textual Sources G.2. Graphic Sources Illustrations and Tables B.1. General Introduction to the Area B.3. Knowledge about Horace’s Villa from the Imperial Period to 1911 B.4. Interventions in the 20th Century B.5. Biographical Sketch of Thomas Drees Price C.1. The “Horace’s Villa” Project, 1997-2003: Organization, Strategy, and Objectives C.2. The Residence C.3. The Garden C.4. Quadriporticus E.6. Interpreting Treasure: Oral Tradition, Archaeology and “Horace’s Villa” F. Conclusion Bibliography List of Figures and Tables Index