Roman House (Chiusi)

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The widening of Via de’Longobardi led to the discovery of a large multistoried building inhabited from the I and IV centuries AD and with a good view of the Lago di Chiusi. It was identified as an aristocratic Roman residence - the largest discovered so far in Chiusi - with areas of mosaic flooring and illustrated plaster walls. Excavations encompass around 500m2 of ancient buildings, a mere tenth of the total extent of the domus buried beneath the vegetable gardens and estimated at around 7,000m2. A tour of the excavations has recently been inaugurated, however, it is only available at certain times of the year.

Edited by Chianciano Terme Val di Chiana tourist office
Conceived and written by
Simone Marrucci