Horace’s Villa

Horace's Villa is a large ancient Roman villa complex near Licenza, Italy. The identification is likely because Horace wrote several poems about the place, and the special elaborate architectural features and location of the villa correspond to the descriptions in the poetry.

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Email: sabap-rm-met@beniculturali.it
Type: Archaeological site
Description: building in Licenza, Italy
Also known as: “Horace’s Sabine Villa (Licenza, Italy)”, “Horace’s Villa (Licenza, Italy)”, “Sabine Villa of Horace (Licenza, Italy)”, and “Villa of Horace (Licenza, Italy)”
Address: Via Licinese, Licenza

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roccagiovine and Percile.

Roccagiovine

Village

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Roccagiovine is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 35 kilometres northeast of Rome. It is included in the Natural Park of the Monti Lucretili.

Percile

Village

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Percile is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 40 kilometres northeast of Rome. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. Percile is situated 3½ km north of Horace’s Villa.

Mandela

Village

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Mandela is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Lazio, located about 40 kilometres northeast of Rome. It sits on a hill between the Licenza stream and the Aniene River. Mandela is situated 4½ km southeast of Horace’s Villa.

Horace’s Villa

Categories: villa, archaeological park, Italian national museum, museum, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Licenza, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

42.06581° or 42° 3′ 57″ north

Longitude

12.90117° or 12° 54′ 4″ east

Open location code

8FJJ3W82+8F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 159764391

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q4012755

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Horace’s Villa” goes by many names.

German: “Villa des Horaz”
Italian: “Villa d’Orazio”
Italian: “Villa di Orazio”
Turkish: “Orazio Villası”
Turkish: “Villa di Orazio”

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