Photos from the Site of Vivarium

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Site of the monasterium vivariense	Alessi River (Pellena)	Mons Moscius (monta di Staletti')
Path from the monasterium vivariense to the castellum (today ristorante "Le Terrazze") and to the monasterium castellense.	View of the site of the fish ponds (vivaria) from the path to the monasterium castellense	View of the Casino Pepe (building with scaffolds) from the path to the monasterium castellense
Ascent to the monasterium castellense: "You will aptly choose that dwelling [the monasterium castellense], if the ascent be prepared in your heart (Inst. l.29)	End of the modern "sentiero della forestale" at Villa Ciluzzi (formerly: Serra della Croce), Staletti'. This trail corresponds to the path alluded to by Cassiodorus in Inst. l.29.

Updated: September 22, 1999