Casa
Romana
Excavated by a Spoleto archeologist between 1885 and 1914,
the Roman House is placed beneath the city town hall.
Ownership was attributed
to Vespasia Polla, mother of Emperor Vespasian; its commanding position and its
view, at the centre of the town, suggest that it belonged to someone of high civic
profile and undoubted financial resources.
Over the last ten years, the house
has been subjected to radical restoration work, in particular the mosaic floor
and the movables unearthed at the beginning of the last century; the project goes
on slowly but continuosly, thanks to the join efforts of the Spoleto City Council
and the Archeological Supervisory for Umbria. |
