Villa Lante was built in the early 16th Century and can be found on the slopes of the Gianicolo. When the original owner died, it became the property of Lante family, who owned it for around 250 years. Archaeologist, Wolfgang Helbig and his Russian princess wife lived in the villa in the late 19th Century. In 1950 the Helbig family sold it to the Finnish state, and it became the centre of the Roman Institute of Finland, which is dedicated to archaeological research.
