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Villa of Geraci
37.4653° N, 14.2533° E
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The Villa of Gerace (or Geraci; Italian: Villa Romana di contrada Gerace) is a Roman villa located near Enna along provincial road 78 at the Rastello-Ramata junction, on the Fontanazza estate, Sicily. The elaborate villa was part of a rich estate covering 3.5 ha, one of the many historically reported but rarely excavated latifundia on the island. It lies about 15 km from the Villa Romana del Casale at Piazza Armerina and 5 km from the ancient city of Sabucina.
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Industrial activity (kilns)
late 4th–6th century AD
Earliest buildings
325–350 AD
Earthquake damage
361 AD
Rebuilding and expansion
c. 370 AD
Frigidarium mosaic installation
c. 380–400 AD
Probable later earthquake
5th century AD
Burning of the villa
c. 470 AD
Early Byzantine occupation
c. 500 AD
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