Villa Augustea

villa · 30 BC – 2099 AD

The so-called “Villa of Augustus” at Somma Vesuviana was first discovered in the late nineteenth century. The villa has been shown to have survived the 79 CE eruption of Mt. Vesuvius but was eventually destroyed by a volcanic event in 472.

Coordinates

40.87584, 14.42407

Also known as

“Villa of Augustus” at Somma Vesuviana (en), “Villa of Augustus” at Somma Vesuviana (en)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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