Caligula’s Nymphaeum (Horti Lamiani)
The Horti Lamiani was a luxurious complex consisting of an ancient Roman villa with large gardens and outdoor rooms. It was located on the Esquiline Hill in Rome, in the area around the present Piazza Vittorio Emanuele.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site
- Also known as: “Caligula’s Garden of Delights”, “Horti Lamiani”, “Lamian Gardens”, and “Ninfeo di Caligola (Horti Lamiani)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and Santa Maria Maggiore.
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
Square
Photo: Claude van der Grift, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, also known as Piazza Vittorio, is a piazza in Rome, Italy, in the Esquilino rione. It is served by the Vittorio Emanuele Metro station. Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II is situated 170 metres northwest of Caligula’s Nymphaeum (Horti Lamiani).
Santa Maria Maggiore
Church
Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Maria Maggiore, also known as the Basilica of Saint Mary Major or the Basilica of Saint Mary the Great, is one of the four major papal basilicas and one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. Santa Maria Maggiore is situated 760 metres northwest of Caligula’s Nymphaeum (Horti Lamiani).
Vittorio Emanuele
Metro station
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vittorio Emanuele is a station on Line A of the Rome Metro. The station was inaugurated in 1980 and is sited underground, beneath Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, which gives it its name, in the Esquilino rione. Vittorio Emanuele is situated 160 metres northwest of Caligula’s Nymphaeum (Horti Lamiani).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Esquilino-San Giovanni and San Lorenzo.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.
San Lorenzo
Neighborhood
San Lorenzo is an urban zone in Rome, Italy. Administratively it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly the two sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from Termini railway station and ending at the Verano area.
Colosseo
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Caligula’s Nymphaeum (Horti Lamiani)
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.89354° or 41° 53′ 37″ northLongitude
12.50582° or 12° 30′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8FHJVGV4+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 8554558030OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1777094
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Caligula’s Nymphaeum (Horti Lamiani)” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Horti Lamiani”
- French: “jardins de Lamia”
- French: “Jardins de Lamia”
- Greek: “Κήποι του Λάμια”
- Hebrew: “גני לאמיה”
- Hebrew: “גני למיה”
- Italian: “Horti Lamiani”
- Portuguese: “Jardins Lamianos”
- Spanish: “Jardines de Lamia”
- Swedish: “Horti Lamiani”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nymphaeum Museum of Piazza Vittorio (Horti Lamiani) and Chiesa evangelica.
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