Hadrian's Villa: Remains of the So-Called Pretorio
$1,400 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
From Piranesi's Vedute di Roma, this plate depicts Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy. Hadrian's Villa was constructed at Tibur modern-day Tivoli as a retreat from Rome for Roman Emperor Hadrian during the second and third decades of the 2nd century AD. It was tradition for Roman emperors to have villas constructed as respite from everyday life. Hadrian's Villa is a vast area of land with many pools, baths, fountains and classical Greek architecture set in what would have
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