Japanese researchers identify lost villa of Roman Emperor Augustus in Italy

Archaeologists used radiocarbon dating and chemical analysis of the volcanic layers covering the earlier building, which confirmed that the building predates the Vesuvian eruption in AD79.

Villa of Vedius Pollio in Naples, Italy

Villa of Vedius Pollio in Naples, Italy

(photo credit: ARMANDO MANCINI/CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)/VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

APRIL 23, 2024 00:51