Long before linoleum, pergo and shag carpets in a land far far away...

The Roman villa is believed to have belonged to a senator if not the emperor himself. And the variety of rooms (floor of the ballroom above) suggests it was both a residence and a place for official purposes.



Looks like a day with the dogs on a hunt...



Indoor plumbing! The toilets are clearly re-created...although not marble seated as it probably was. Water flowed beneath the toilets carrying sewage off to the river.

It also had a complex system of aquaducts and furnaces that provided for heated, thermal baths, steam rooms, heated room for the winter, massage rooms - they had it going on in the 4th century!