The Horti Lolliani was a set of private gardens on the

Esquiline Hill The Esquiline Hill (; la, Collis Esquilinus; it, Esquilino ) is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. Its southernmost cusp is the ''Oppius'' ( Oppian Hill). Etymology The origin of the name ''Esquiline'' is still under much debate. One view is ...

in ancient Rome, belonging to and named after

Lollia Paulina Lollia Paulina, also known as Lollia Paullina Caligula Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germanicu ...

. After her divorce, Paulina was considered as a potential suitor to the new emperor

Claudius Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) was the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Nero Claudius Drusus, Drusu ...

and was seen as a rival to

Agrippina the Younger Julia Agrippina (6 November AD 15 – 23 March AD 59), also referred to as Agrippina the Younger, was Roman empress from 49 to 54 AD, the fourth wife and niece of Emperor Claudius. Agrippina was one of the most prominent women in the Julio-Claud ...

. In AD 49, Agrippina accused Paulina of black magic, thus forcing her to leave Rome. The gardens and the rest of her property were seized by the empress. In 1883, two

cippi A (plural: ''cippi''; "pointed pole") is a low, round or rectangular pedestal set up by the Ancient Romans for purposes such as a milestone or a boundary post. They were also used for somewhat differing purposes by the Etruscans and Carthaginians ...

or boundary stones for the gardens were unearthed in the Villa Peretti and Piazza dei Cinquecento in front of the

Roma Termini railway station Roma Termini (in Italian, ''Stazione Termini'') is the main railway station of Rome, Italy. It is named after the district of the same name, which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian (in Latin, ''thermae''), which ...

. This indicates the gardens' approximate location.

Bibliography

*F. Coarelli, ''Rome and environs - an archeological guide'', Berkeley 2007. pp. 252. *L. Richardson, jr, ''A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome'', Baltimore - London 1992. pp. 199-200. {{ISBN, 0801843006 Lolliani

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