Abstract
During his exile, the Spanish politician Manuel Godoy patronized archaeological excavations in his Roman villa, as the napoleonic aristocracy did. The architect Antonio Celles managed the works in the site throughout 1813 and 1815, while he was restoring Godoy’s palace and garden. The famous Socrates and Seneca marble portrait, the only reliable image of the Spanish philosopher –at the present time in the Berlin Museum-, and two statue bases consecrated to Caracalla –key to place the quarters of Cohors V Vigilum of Rome-, were brought to light in these excavations.
Highlights
During his exile, the Spanish politician Manuel Godoy patronized archaeological excavations in his Roman villa, as the napoleonic aristocracy did
The architect Antonio Celles managed the works in the site throughout 1813 and 1815, while he was restoring Godoy’s palace and garden
The famous Socrates and Seneca marble portrait, the only reliable image of the Spanish philosopher –at the present time in the Berlin Museum, and two statue bases consecrated to Caracalla –key to place the quarters of Cohors V Vigilum of Rome, were brought to light in these excavations
Summary
A imitación de la aristocracia de la época napoleónica, Manuel Godoy llevó a cabo excavaciones arqueológicas en la villa que poseyó en Roma durante sus años de exilio, ubicada en el monte Celio. El arquitecto Antonio Celles, quien rehabilitaba el palacio y los jardines de la villa, dirigió varios de estos trabajos entre 1813 y 1815. Y de excavaciones posteriores, fue el descubrimiento del célebre herma de Sócrates y Séneca, única imagen fidedigna del filósofo hispano, hoy localizada en Berlín, y de dos basas de estatua dedicadas a Caracalla, gracias a las cuales se conoció dónde se situaba el cuartel de la Cohors V Vigilum de Roma
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