Gardens of Maecenas

The Gardens of Maecenas, built by the Augustan-era patron of the arts Gaius Maecenas, were the first gardens in the Hellenistic-Persian garden style in Rome. He sited them on the Esquiline Hill, atop the Servian Wall (agger) and its adjoining necropolis, near the gardens of Lamia.

Gardens of Maecenas

The Gardens of Maecenas, built by the Augustan-era patron of the arts Gaius Maecenas, were the first gardens in the Hellenistic-Persian garden style in Rome. He sited them on the Esquiline Hill, atop the Servian Wall (agger) and its adjoining necropolis, near the gardens of Lamia.