The Palatine Museum is a museum located on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Founded in the second half of the 19th century, it houses sculptures, fragments of frescoes, and archaeological material discovered on the hill.
Palatine Museum
The Palatine Museum in 1987
Apollo citaredo, a fresco discovered in the excavations of the "Scalae Ceci"
Alexamenos graffito, 3rd century, a crucified donkey and the comment "Alexhamen venerates (his) god" suggests that this drawing represents a Roman convert to Christianity.
The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire". The site is now mainly a large open-air museum whilst the Palatine Museum houses many finds from the excavations here and from other ancient Italian sites.
View of the Palatine Hill from across the Circus Maximus
Palaces on the Palatine
Palatine Hill from the Colosseum
Massive retaining walls extended the area on the Palatine available for the Imperial building complex.