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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata -- Torre Annunziata (Oplontis) -- Villa Poppaea

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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata -- Torre Annunziata (Oplontis) -- Villa Poppaea
Roman seaside villa of the 1st century AD, preserved by Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD


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  • Location: Torre Annunziata (ancient Oplontis), near Naples, Italy
  • Period: 1st century AD, destroyed 79 AD
  • Attribution: Possibly owned by Poppaea Sabina, wife of Emperor Nero
  • UNESCO inscription: 1997

Villa Poppaea is a Roman domestic structure in Torre Annunziata, Italy, that preserves the layout and contents of ...

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