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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- 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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: RoyFokker, Public domain.
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
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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″ northLongitude
12.90117° or 12° 54′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FJJ3W82+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 159764391OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata 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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Highlights include Nifeo degli Orsini and Fonte Oratina.
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