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Typology: Monuments

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Address: Via Giovanni Giolitti, 166
Zone: Rione Esquilino (Termini-Via Nazionale) (Roma centro)

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There is a large brick building in Via Giolitti in the Esquilino quarter next to the Roma-Pantano urban railroad line, consisting of a hall covered with a dome having a plan of twelve sides (dodecagon). Each side, except for the entrance one, presents a semicircular niche. There are ten large windows in the walls of the hall. The building can be dated back to the fourth century A.D. and is identified as a nymphaeum (monumental fountain) that was part of the complex of the Horti Liciniani, a large villa that was named after Emperor Licinius Gallienus (260-268 A.D.). Several statues were found in the area during excavations performed in the nineteenth century, including one of the goddess Minerva that gave the name to the building.
 
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