In 1854-1855 a large part of a villa was investigated in Gränichen, to the south-east of Aarau, at locality Muracher. The excavator was Ing. Rothpletz, who worked on behalf of the government. The dates of the finds range from the beginning of the first to the end of the third century. The building was destroyed by a fire, during or shortly after the reign of Probus (276-282 AD), as suggested by coins.
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Plan of the villa. Rothpletz-Rychner C.A. 1862.One room had a raised floor for heating. The building was decorated with marble slabs, a mosaic, and paintings that were still on the wall of one of the rooms.
Fragments of paintings from the villa. Drack 1950, Taf. XIII.
Literature
Rothpletz-Rychner C.A. 1862; Drack 1950, 82-83; Hartmann-Weber 1985, 171-172.
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