spinner-caricamento
Share

National Archaeological Museum of Civitavecchia

The National Archaeological Museum of Civitavecchia is located inside the building built by Pope Clement XIII in 700, a few steps from Fort Michelangelo. It houses a remarkable collection of archaeological finds from the ancient Centumcellae and finds from the archaeological area of the nearby Monte Rovello. The Museum presents a three-storey itinerary, with archaeological evidence from the dawn of civilization, throughout the ancient age, up to the Middle Ages. On the ground floor among the most interesting finds is a statue of the god Apollo (1st century AD), found during excavations in the Simonetti villa in Santa Marinella, the ancient summer residence of the Roman jurist Eneo Domizio Ulpiano. Most likely it is a reproduction of the Colossus of Rhodes. Of particular importance is also a reproduction of Phidias' Athena Parthenos dating back to the mid-2nd century. d. C. and some marble heads, including one depicting the emperor Marcus Aurelius as a young man. On the first floor of the Museum there are ceramic and bronze finds coming mainly from the area around Civitavecchia (Tolfa, Allumiere, Luni sul Mignone and Santa Severa) and some examples of Bucchero Estrusco. Also not to be missed are some metal finds with a bronze ring and a gold earring of exquisite refinement.

Timetable and tickets

Address

Largo Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, 1
00053 Civitavecchia

Contacts

Discounts and prices’ reductions with the Artsupp Card

With the Artsupp Card you can get, for the first time, discounts and reduced entrance tickets for Italian museums .

Discover more

Related searches