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Villa of Livia
42.0021° N, 12.4936° E
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The Villa of Livia (Latin: Ad Gallinas Albas) is an ancient Roman villa at Prima Porta, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Rome, Italy, along the Via Flaminia. It may have been part of Livia Drusilla's dowry that she brought when she married Octavian (later called the emperor Augustus), her second husband, in 39 BC. However, it may also have been a gift given to her by Octavian upon their betrothal. The ancient sources (e.g. Suetonius) tell us that Livia returned to this villa following the marriage. It was her sumptuous country residence complementing her house on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Remarkable frescoes of garden views were found which have since been removed to the Palazzo Massimo museum in Rome.
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Return of Parthian standards celebrated
20 BC
Livia's marriage to Octavian
39 BC
Early modern rediscovery
1596
Marble krater discovered
1863–1864
Augustus of Prima Porta found
1863-04-20
Modern excavations initiated
1970
Scientific work by Soprintendenza and Swedish Institute
1995
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