![Reproduction of a Villa Rustica with pewter figures.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/titel-gutshof-300x225.jpg)
Roman lifestyle in Helvetia
In Roman times, major urban centres such as Vitudurum (Oberwinterthur), Aquae Helveticae (Baden) and Vindonissa (Windisch) needed to be fed. Large farming estates in the region played a major role in meeting this need.
![A “villa rusticana” from the 2nd century AD.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/villa-rusticana-300x190.jpg)
![Model of a Roman estate in Winkeln near Bülach.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/modell-gutshof-300x212.jpg)
![Mosaic depicting a garum amphora in the villa of the famous garum producer Aulus Umbricius Scaurus.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/garum-174x300.jpg)
![The Romans had a very sophisticated heating system.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/heizung-romer-300x194.jpg)
In Roman times, major urban centres such as Vitudurum (Oberwinterthur), Aquae Helveticae (Baden) and Vindonissa (Windisch) needed to be fed. Large farming estates in the region played a major role in meeting this need.