Monte Testaccio
N 41° 52.507 E 012° 28.483
33T E 290446 N 4638994
Monte Testaccio is an artificial hill composed of pottery fragments coming entirely from the amphorae and diotae jars used to transport grains and liquids into ancient Rome by the Tiber.
Waymark Code: WM1XK2
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 07/28/2007
Views: 92
Access to the hill is blocked by a ring of nightclubs surrounding it. Public access is strictly controlled but from the given coordinates which are accessible, you can get a glimpse of the shards.
The dump was used until the end of the 4th century. It is now overgrown with grass and trees, but archaeologists have calculated the depth of the fragments as 45 m and the circumference as 1017 m.
The earliest pots were predominantly used for olive oil, mainly from Baetica, and because the maker's seal and other notes (e.g. tituli picti) are still available on the fragments they are a rich primary source for understanding Roman commerce.
It gives its name to the Testaccio district of Rome.
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.
Admission Fee: Free
Opening days/times:
24 x 7
Web Site: [Web Link]
Condition: Some remaining traces (ruins) or pieces
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