Caput Mundi: Digital enhancement of large archaeological sites - Villa of Maxentius

Caput Mundi Next Generation EU for touristic great events (Mission 1, Component 3, Investment 4.3)

Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan increases the number of accessible tourist sites in Rome, creating valid and qualified tourist and cultural alternatives with respect to the crowded central areas, as well as increasing the use of digital technologies, enhance green areas and the sustainability of tourism. The investment envisages six lines of interventions:
1. “Roman Cultural Heritage for EU-Next Generation”, covering the regeneration and restoration of cultural and urban heritage and complexes of high historical-architectural value of the city of Rome;
2. “Jubilee paths” (from pagan to Christian Rome), targeted to the enhancement, safety, anti-seismic consolidation, restoration of places and buildings of historical interest and archaeological pathways;
3. #LaCittàCondivisa, covering the redevelopment of sites in peripheral areas;
4. #Mitingodiverde, covering interventions on parks, historical gardens, villas and fountains;
5. #Roma 4.0, covering the digitalization of cultural services and the development of apps for tourists;
6. #Amanotesa, aimed at increasing the supply of cultural offer to peripheries for social integration.

The investment is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility by EUR 500 million and includes this project.
This project aims to enhance the Villa of Maxentius area using next-generation digital technologies. By integrating 3D augmented reality and VR systems into screens and viewing devices, visitors can explore the site in its original form. This will provide a unique, immersive experience, deepening their knowledge of the villa's extent, history, and architectural features. This project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with EUR 900000. The aim of the project is to enhance the Villa of Maxentius area, enabling the public, with the help of next generation digital technologies, to broaden or deepen their knowledge of the space and to understand its extent, history and architectural features. Through the support of 3D reconstructions in augmented reality and advanced technologies and VR systems based on georeferenced information, visitors will be able to admire the site of Villa Maxentius as it was in its original form. The use of technology integrated directly into the screens and viewing devices will allow visitors to benefit from a unique and innovative cultural and historical experience.