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The archaeological discoveries, the multimedia museum and the initiative of improving of the Domus Romana and of the Thermal bath, discovered in the cellar of Valentini Palace, have been opened on December 20th. We are talking about a remarkable area come to light during deep restructuring works of the Seventeenth century Palace, head office of the Province of Rome, deliberated by the President Gasbarra.

The archaeological site inaugurated also thanks the archaeological Superintendece of Rome head by prof. Angelo Bottini, is divided into two big areas (1.800 square metres) and its completely architectural boundless.

The multimedia museum, the first and the one in Italy, is the synthesis between history and tecnology. A careful research above the finds, the institutions, above the urban planning of Rome between the Second and the Fourth century a.C., that relives through the use of the computer graphic, thanks which it’s possibile complete a charming trip into the roots of our civilization, walking on the polychrome mosaico of the Villas of powerful senators, so rich as can built out-and-out private thermal bath two steps away from the Roman Forum.

The Palace

Intended by Card. Michele Bonelli (1541 - 1598), nephew of Pope Pio V Ghislieri, it has been realised at the place or in addiction of a previous palace of the mid-sixteenth century, belong to Pompeo Zam- beccari and than passed to Giacomo Boncompagni, who sold the palace to Bonelli in 1585. The cardinal gave the charge to the Domenican architect D. Paganelli, but the constructions site was carried on by F. Peparelli. The project was interrupted by the death of Bonelli: along the Seventeenth century, had place restructurings and enlargements on the purchase of Card. Carlo Bonelli and Michele Ferdinando Monelli. In 1752 the palace was sold by Marco Antonio Bonelli to Card. Giuseppe Spinelli, nephew and executor of Vincenzo Valentini, banker and general Consul of Prussian Majesty, who promoted a number of restore and embelli-shment interventions. He also com-pleted the side facing the Traiana Column (architects F. Navone and G. B.Benedetti). Between 1861 and

The projects about the Domus, realized by Piero Angela, avails itself of bright effects and of a descripting commentary, and lets the visitor quickly understand the meaning of this find, as well as “relive” the ancient Rome sites through suggestive virtual recostructions.

It will be possible go virtually into the Rome of Adriano, but staying inside a real archaeological area of 1.800 square metres, that reserves on-going suprises, connected at the Imperial Forum.

The route includes two iter the first one is dedicated at the principal space, the second one at the adjacent Valentini Palace Via IV Novembre, 119/a - Rome