In an attempt to reconstruct the area around the ruins of
ancient Roman Palaces, Italian Archaeologists have created new
flower gardens in the same areas where scribes told tales of
luxurious gardens created in imitation of the gardens of the
ancient Greeks. Now visitors can see gardens of purple petunias,
white leadworts and medicinal vervain amongst the ruins of
courtyards & shrines. The emperors ensured their palaces &
residences were beautified with amazing gardens that showed off
their wealth and power. Theirs were cities where nature was
welcomed, unlike the concrete jungles of today. A partial
reconstruction of Italy’s first botanical garden has also been
created, complete with several plant species that had just been
discovered in America and brought to Rome by Christopher
Columbus. The only thing they couldn’t do was re-create the many
fountains that dotted the area due to the difficulty of pumping
up so much water. Makes you wonder how the ancient Romans did it
in their time, without the technology