Nymphaeum of the Villa dei Quintili, Via Appia Antica - Rome, Italy
N 41° 49.672 E 012° 32.905
33T E 296412 N 4633570
Unlike the rest of the villa which is set quite far back, the Nymphaeum is located right next to the Via Appia.
Waymark Code: WMPPX1
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 10/04/2015
Views: 3
A nymphaeum or nymphaion (Ancient Greek: ??µfa???), in ancient Greece and Rome, was a monument consecrated to the nymphs, especially those of springs.
These monuments were originally natural grottoes, which tradition assigned as habitations to the local nymphs. Subsequently, artificial grottoes took the place of natural ones.
The nymphaea of the Roman period, which extended the sacral use to purely recreational ones,] were borrowed from the constructions of the Hellenistic east. The majority of them were rotundas, and were adorned with statues and paintings. They served the threefold purpose of sanctuaries, reservoirs and assembly-rooms.
The Nymphaeum here consists of a great semicircle with a niche at the back and a basin in front.
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.
Admission Fee: 7€ (Ticket combined with Caracalla baths and Cecilia Metella Tomb)
Opening days/times:
Open every day from 9.00 to 16.30. Closed Mondays (except Easter Monday), 25 December, 1 January.
Web Site: [Web Link]
Condition: Partly intact or reconstructed
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