Nemi

Nemi, an old town and comune of Italy, is in the province of Rome, on the Alban Hills, in central Lazio, 41°43′N 12°43′E, at 521 metres (1709 ft) above sea-level overlooking Lake Nemi. It is 6 km (4 mi) NW of Velletri and about 30 km (18 mi) southeast of Rome. The official 2003 census figures put the population of the comune at 1,854.

The town's name derives from the Latin nemus Aricinum, or "grove of Ariccia": the latter is a small town a quarter of the way around the lake. In antiquity the area had no town, but the grove was the site of one of the most famous of Roman cults and temples: that of Diana Nemorensis, a study of which served as the seed for Sir James Frazer's seminal work on the anthropology of religion, The Golden Bough.

Caligula's ships

Later on, possibly in connection with this cult (nothing substantial is known of the matter), Caligula built several very large and costly luxury barges for use on the lake. One ship was a shrine dedicated to ceremonies for the Egyptian Isis cult or the cult of Diana Nemorensis, designed to be towed, and the other was a pleasure boat with buildings on it. After Caligula's overthrow the boats were scuttled. Thought to be only legend, they were finally found in 1446. They were salvaged from 1929 to 1932 by Mussolini as one of many attempts to relate himself to the Roman Emperors of the past. The ships were exposed by lowering the lake level using underground canals that were dug by the ancient Romans. The excavation was led by Guido Ucelli and was reported in Le Nave di Nemi by Guido Ucelli (Rome, 1950). They were destroyed by fire on 1944 May 31 by defeated German forces retreating from Italy at the end of World War II. Surviving remnants from the excavations as well as replicas are now displayed in the Museo Nazionale Romano at the Palazzo Massimo in Rome. The ship hull survives today at Museo delle Navi Romane, Nemi.

Other sights

Nemi itself has a few late medieval to 18th‑century churches, but its main monument, dominating both town and landscape, is the Castello Ruspoli, the core of which dates to the 10th century.

External site

  • Official site of the comune of Nemi

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The excavation was led by Guido Ucelli and was reported in Le Nave di Nemi by Guido Ucelli (Rome, 1950). 2005 "La Barra De Este Bar" (from Cien Gaviotas Donde Irán.. The ships were exposed by lowering the lake level using underground canals that were dug by the ancient Romans. 2005 "Por Qué No Ser Amigos (with Hombres G)". They were salvaged from 1929 to 1932 by Mussolini as one of many attempts to relate himself to the Roman Emperors of the past. 2006 "Será" (TBA). Thought to be only legend, they were finally found in 1446. 2005-2006 "Volverá" >> #1 SP.

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2005 Zapatillas >> #1 SP. 2004 En Directo - Sala Bikini 30-12-03. 2003 Estados de ánimo >> #1 SP. 2002 En Directo - Sala Caracol 22-11-2002.

2002 A contracorriente >> #1 SP. 2000 El Canto del Loco >> #6 SP. Jandro Velázquez (drums). Chema Ruiz (bass).

David Otero (guitar-chorus). Dani Martín (vocals).