About this reports the The Guardian.
"The Villa of Quintilius was an amazing mini-city, complete with a lavish winery for the emperor himself to indulge his Bacchic tendencies," said archaeologist Emlyn Dodd.
The discovery of an ancient Roman winery happened by chance when archaeologists from the Italian Ministry of Culture were trying to investigate a chariot race track built in the XNUMXnd century. not. Emperor Commodus.
The establishment included a series of luxurious dining rooms overlooking fountains that gushed with young wine. There were also marble-paved courts where the emperor may have feasted with his entourage.
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