Vila lui Augustus din Somma Vesuviana: Dionysos și Peplophoros
Villa of Augustus in Somma Vesuviana: Dionysius and Peplophoros

Summary/Abstract: Located North of Mount Vesuvius, Somma Vesuviana occupies a particular place from the perspective of archaeological remains. Among these, one can note also the Villa of Augustus in Starza della Regina. It was called this way, because it was assumed that Emperor Augustus died there. Built during the first Imperial Age, the villa was in great extent buried by the volcano’s eruption in 472 B.C. The first ruins were discovered during some agricultural works in 1890, and were destroyed for the purpose of land cultivation. Still during some other agricultural works in 1929, the owner of the land rediscovered the wall structures of the Roman edifice and, during the following year, archaeologist Matteo della Corte researched only a small surface. In 2002, an extensive campaign of archaeological excavations was initiated under the supervision of prof. Masanori Aoyagi (Tokyo University) and prof. Antonio de Simone (Federico II University in Naples). During the 2003 and 2004 excavations, fragments of two marble statues of Dionysius and of a peplum-clad woman were discovered. The two statues’ restoration was made by the company Eu&Ro Restauri SRL (technical director Giancarlo Napoli).

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