Rediscovery Villa of Livia
oak tree birds, wall painting in underground garden
in 19th century villa belonged convent of santa maria in via lata.
the villa , gardens have been excavated , can visited. 3 vaulted subterranean rooms, largest contained superb illusionistic frescos of garden views, plants , trees flower , fruit @ once, have been removed rome where, following cleaning , restoration, have been reinstalled in palazzo massimo. vault above fresco covered stucco reliefs of survive.
a new series of more meticulous modern excavations initiated in 1970. since 1995 exploration @ villa has been undertaken soprintendenza archeologica di roma, headed professor gaetano messineo, in tandem swedish institute in rome.
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