Touring Rome: the gardens of Sallust

Touring Rome can take in many hidden secrets of the city and today we explore a less well known area of Rome: the Gardens of Sallust also known as Horti Sallustiani.
In ancient times, the gardens belonged to Roman historian Sallust who used the wealth he had hoarded as governor of Africa Nova to develop them; located in the northwestern sector of Rome, in what would become Region VI, between the Pincian and Quirinal hills, the gardens were regarded as one of Rome’s largest parks.

The area in which such important Roman Emperors as Augustus and Adrian lived still retains the aura of another era; many of its monuments have survived the invasions of barbarian hordes and the passing of time, and the famous obelisk which used to decorated the gardens is now on display at Trinità dei Monti, at the Spanish Steps.