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The
Roman Villa is also called the Agrippina
House, because she, the mother of Nero lived there. She was also the
wife of Gneo Domizio who was the owner of the entire island.
It
is a typical example of Imperial villas for relaxation (“otium”), from the I
or II century A.D. where the Roman aristocrats spent long vacation periods away
from the city of Rome..
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The
building was constructed in a very large dimension, that included also a complex
a small thermal baths area. There are still remains of the earthen clay pipes
that were used for the distribution of hot water to the calidarium,
and an area for the nymphaea, that
represented a fresh magical refuge of mythical Nymphaea
(goddesses of water).
To
enter the building it is necessary to climb the large and wide marble stairs
that lead to the peristilio with six
columns adorned with capitals that surround the impluvium.
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Peristilio
of the Roman Villa It
is possible to see the panoramic view of the island of Giglio from any point of
the island, and as far to the islands of Montecristo and Corsica when there is
clear visibility.
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One
side wall of the villa descends towards the sea, and the other side wall arises
towards Monte Mario.
There
is a probability that due to the structure and the dimensions of the villa, it
was divided in living quarters depending on the season: winter or summer,
including the designated working service wing that was probably the Conventaccio
(convent ruins) .
The
major part of the large mosaic pavements that were designed with dolphins and
mythological figures of multi-colored marble were lost or destroyed. Whereas the
walls were decorated with rose colored marble or with frescoes and were also
lost or destroyed.
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