Domusculta

Last updated April 03, 2026

A domusculta (pl.: domuscultae) was a papal estate in Italy in the Middle Ages, or the large villa complex at the centre of such an estate.^[1] An example is the Domusculta Capracorum of Pope Adrian I. They were similar to the papal patrimonia of the same period.

References

↑ Patterson, Helen; Witcher, Robert; Di Giuseppe, Helga (2020). The Changing Landscapes of Rome’s Northern Hinterland: The British School at Rome’s Tiber Valley Project. Archaeopress. pp. 274–301. ISBN 978-1-78969-615-8.

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[1] Patterson, Helen; Witcher, Robert; Di Giuseppe, Helga (2020). The Changing Landscapes of Rome’s Northern Hinterland: The British School at Rome’s Tiber Valley Project. Archaeopress. pp. 274–301. ISBN 978-1-78969-615-8.

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