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Villa of the Papyri
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The Villa of the Papyri was an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum, in what is now Ercolano, southern Italy. It is named after its unique library of papyrus scrolls, discovered in 1750. The Villa was c
Villa of the Papyri
Villa of the Papyri
The Villa of the Papyri before the eruption.
The Villa of the Papyri before the eruption.
Ground plan showing the location of tunnels, in brown
Ground plan showing the location of tunnels, in brown
A bronze bust of Scipio Africanus, mid 1st century BC, found in the Villa of the Papyri
A bronze bust of Scipio Africanus, mid 1st century BC, found in the Villa of the Papyri
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 58 BC)
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Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus was a Roman senator and the father-in-law of Julius Caesar through his daughter Calpurnia. He was reportedly a follower of a school of Epicureanism that had been modi
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…the ancient coastline below the volcano Vesuvius with nothing to obstruct the view of the sea. It was perhaps owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus. In AD 79, the eruption of Vesuvius covered all of Herculaneum with up to 30 metres (98 ft) of volcanic material from pyroclastic flows. Herculaneum…
Statue of Piso at the Museo archeologico nazionale di Parma [it]
Statue of Piso at the Museo archeologico nazionale di Parma [it]