Albano:città da scoprire


	The ground where Alba had stood continued to be a sacred area and the foundation of other cities was forbidden, from the archaic period until the early empire. The archaeological finds that have been made in the area of the modern city of Albano show that only temples, sanctuaries, places of worship and sacred woods were to be found there. In the late republic a great many villas were built further downhill, on the other side of the Via Appia. These belonged to well-known members of the Roman upper class - senator, men of letters, businessmen. Without a doubt the most sumptuous one was the villa belonging to Pompey (Albanum Pompeii), of which extensive remains can still be seen. The villa later became the property of Augustus (Albanum Caesaris) and in the course of time other emperors, including Tiberius, Caligula and Nero, stayed there.
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