Caligula s purported pleasure garden to go on public display following decade-long excavation
Roman emperor Caligula, who ruled briefly almost 2,000 years ago, was considered a tyrant, a hedonist and even a pervert. And much of his debauchery purportedly took place at an imperial pleasure garden called Horti Lamiani. In recent years, a vast garden complex believed to be his has been painstakingly unearthed and restored.
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Posted: Jan 26, 2021 5:22 PM ET | Last Updated: January 26
A fresco from the Julio-Claudian era found in the excavation of Horti Lamiani, the imperial garden sprawled across Rome s Esquiline Hill.(Fabio Caricchia/Soprintendenza Speciale di Roma)