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Rome's Janiculum Hill in antiquity was a place of noble villas, military triumphs, ancient burials and Christian martyrdom, all of which were recorded and interpreted in 16th- and 17th-century antiquarians maps and literature. The Villa Pamphilj played an essential role in Pamphilj identity, which rested on claims of ancient lineage. This paper discusses how the family's genealogy and antiquarian scholarship contributed to the selection of the villa's site, design, decoration and meaning.
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This page is a summary of: ANTIQUARIANISM AND THE VILLA PAMPHILJ ON THE JANICULUM HILL IN ROME, Papers of the British School at Rome, October 2014, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0068246214000105.
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