Villa of Nero

The Villa of Nero located south-east of the ancient site of Olympia, Greece is one of the ancient Roman villas built for the Roman emperor Nero in the 1st century AD. Some others were at Subiaco and Antium.

Villa of Nero, Olympia
Nero's House in Olympia

Archaeological excavations reveal the presence of a lead water pipe bearing the inscription "ner. aug.", an abbreviation of the name Nero Augustus.[1]

See also

References
  1. www.fodors.com Archived February 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, URL accessed on June 2, 2008.

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