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Privernum Archaeological Park in Priverno: streets, squares and domus of a Roman colony
The Privernum Archaeological Park is located in the Mezzagosto area, about 5 km from Priverno, in the province of Latina. Twelve hectares of open-air excavations reveal the urban layout of a Roman colony founded at the end of the 2nd century BC and inhabited until the 12th century AD. Not just a single monument, an entire city — with streets, squares and houses — that can still be made out on the ground.
A colony between the Appian Way and the sea
Privernum occupied a position that today we might term as perfect for logistics: nestled between the hills and the sea, it connected the Appian Way to the Via Latina, and the Amaseno River provided a direct channel all the way to the port of Terracina. Thanks to its position the city grew: wealthy, well connected, frequented by the Roman bourgeoisie and imperial families.
What you can see in the park
The visitor route crosses the city walls, the patrician domus with mosaic floors, a square with porticoes and shops, a theatre, the imperial baths and a large early medieval cathedral-church built between the 6th and 11th centuries. It is an open-air museum, and follows the history of the city’s construction.
