Archeonaut - APT Basilicata

How to get to GrumentoA MATURE PORTRAITIvory pyx decorated inbas-relief with Dionysianscenesto her image, which is nowinseparably associated withthe Roman city and its forum.In fact, it was precisely in thisarea that a white marble bustof her was found, on the site ofa building (probably dedicatedto the imperial cult) adjacent tothe Capitolium. Her head, withthick, elaborately combed hair,is veiled, precisely because sheis no longer just an empress,but also a priestess.Her features betray a certainmaturity, as can be seen fromthe rather full cheeks, andthe slightly sagging eyelids.This is how she was capturedin marble by the unknownsculptors that made it. Andthis is how she welcomes us,proud and haughty, to thecentre of the hall dedicatedto the Roman section of theGrumentum Museum. Here thecharisma of Livia lingers on,appearing on pillars, coins, andsigns that still speak today ofthe greatness of Rome.BY TRAINInfo: www.trenitalia.comBY AIRNAPLES AIRPORT distance: 150 km. Info: +39 081 7896111BY CARA3 SALERNO-REGGIO CALABRIA take the Atena Lucana exit and proceed along theSS 598, towards Taranto and exit at Grumento NovaA1 FLORENCE-ROME: proceed to Caserta, take the A30 Caserta-Salerno motorway,then the A3 Salerno-Reggio Calabria, exit at Atena Lucana and continue along theSS 598 towards Taranto, exit at Grumento NovaInfo: www.autostrade.itBY BUSwww.ibus.itwww.ibus.itArchaeological Areaand National MuseumGrumentoGPS: N 40° 16’ 58’’ E 15° 53’ 19’’70 71