Mensa Ponderaria and Augusteum
Piazza del Duomo, 4
00019 Tivoli (RM)
Person in charge:
Arch. Laura Bernardi
laura.bernardi@cultura.gov.it
Mensa Ponderaria
The Mensa Ponderaria, or public weigh-house, was situated in the forum of the city of Tibur. The building, which probably dates back to Augustan times, was discovered by chance in 1883. It represents one of those rare occasions in which the specific function of public weigh-house was identified thanks to the presence of two marble mensae, or tables, with concave cavities of different sizes where the official weights were housed. An adjacent structure, discovered in 1920, was probably dedicated to the imperial cult (Augusteum).
An inscription provides information about the person who saw to the erection of the construction, the freedman Marcus Varenus Diphilus, magister Herculaneus, a rich and powerful college connected to the cult of Hercules.
Mensa Ponderaria opens to the public on the following days:
January 4 and 25, 2025
February 8 and 22, 2025
March 8 and 22, 2025
from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm (last admission 4:30 pm).
3:00 pm and 3:30 pm admission only with educational visit. 4:00 pm and 4:30 pm admission without educational visit.
April 19 and 26, 2025
May 3 and 17, 2025
June 7 and 21, 2025
from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (last admission 6:30 pm).
5:00 pm and 5:30 pm admission without educational visit. 6:00 pm and 6:30 pm admission only with educational visit.
Mensa Ponderaria e Augusteum
Piazza del Duomo, 4
00019 Tivoli (RM)
Villa d’Este ticket office
Piazza Trento, 5
00019 Tivoli (RM)
email: prenotazioni@coopculture.it
telefono: +39 0774332920; +39 06 39967900 (call center)
The Villae are part of an inestimable architectural, archaeological, historical and naturalistic heritage. To preserve their beauty and protect them from damage they must be treated with care. We need everyone’s cooperation if this precious and fragile legacy is to maintain its splendour and continue to reveal its age-old history.
The Villae comprise diverse, multiform sites, but are the expression of one and the same cultural heredity and unitary management principles. This is why we have drawn up a single set of general regulations for conscious and respectful fruition of the venues that can be easily adapted to suit the specific characteristics of each one of us.
