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Monte Testaccio

Rome, 🇮🇹 Italy

Monte Testaccio or Monte Testaceo, also known as Monte dei Cocci, is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae,… Read more…

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Monte Testaccio
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Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Monte Testaccio
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
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Monte Testaccio or Monte Testaceo, also known as Monte dei Cocci, is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae, fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae dating from the time of the Roman Empire, some of which were labelled with tituli picti. It is one of the largest spoil heaps found anywhere in the ancient world, covering an area of 2 hectares at its base and with a volume of approximately 580,000 cubic metres, containing the remains of an estimated 53 million amphorae. It has a circumference of nearly a kilometre and stands 35 metres high, though it was probably considerably higher in ancient times. It stands a short distance away from the east bank of the River Tiber, near the Horrea Galbae where the state-controlled reserve of olive oil was stored in the late 2nd century AD. The mound later had both religious and military significance.

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More Information and Contact

Address Parco Testaccio, Roma 00153, Italy
Coordinates 41°52'33.348" N, 12°28'31.152" E

Tours & Activities

Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Monte Testaccio
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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