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The Antiquarium of Lucrezia Romana: the museum that tells the story of the suburbs
In a modern part of Rome's outskirts, there is a museum that unveils an unexpected past. The Antiquarium of Lucrezia Romana tells the story of the Appio Tuscolano district, an area that was once a succession of wealthy Roman villas and ancient necropolises. The museum preserves the finds rescued from the urban expansion that now surrounds it.
Treasures saved from the concrete
This museum exists thanks to excavations carried out over the last thirty years. As new neighbourhoods were being built, from Romanina to Cinecittà, entire worlds were being re-discovered and salvaged. The exhibition talks about life and death in an area we now associate with traffic and apartment blocks, but which had a history thousands of years old.
Everyday life two thousand years ago
The display cases do not only hold grand statues, they tell personal stories. You will find grave goods with small gold jewellery, as well as everyday objects: tweezers and spatulas for women's make-up, oil lamps and pottery. Then there are the most remarkable pieces, such as a statue of a Hermaphrodite and a magnificent Nereid riding a sea monster, recovered from the luxury villas that once dotted the countryside.
