The horti Lucullani. A political mistake?
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When the Roman general and politician L. Licinius Lucullus returned to Rome from the Third Mithridatic War (66 BC) he had to wait until 63 BC to be authorized to celebrate a triumph. He had to wait outside the pomerium, where a luxurious domus with no less luxurious gardens will be built. This act was interpreted in a negative way by his contemporaries since the message was conveyed through literary sources that Lucullus was, besides being the prototype of a philhellenic patrician, an extravagant character, dedicated only to enjoying gastronomy and the most luxurious pleasures. Therefore, the construction of the Horti Lucullani was, in our opinion, a political mistake.
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