Villa Jovis
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Villa Jovis is a Roman palace on Capri, southern Italy, built by Emperor Tiberius and completed in 27 AD. Tiberius ruled mainly from there until his death in 37 AD.
The remains of Villa Jovis
Reconstruction by Weichardt (1900), view from the south-west
Reconstruction by Weichardt (1900), view from the east
Marble statue of Tiberius found on Capri
The Twelve Caesars
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De vita Caesarum, commonly known as The Twelve Caesars or The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire during the Prin
Villa Jovis
…in the north and east of the palatial villa were particularly difficult to reach and heavily guarded. The Villa Jovis is also, at least according to Suetonius, the place where Tiberius engaged in wild debauchery. Most modern historians regard these tales as sensationalized, but Suetonius's stories at least…
Manuscript of De vita Caesarum, 1477
Bust of Pompey in the Residenz, Munich
Bust of Augustus, Glyptothek, Munich
Bust of Tiberius