Villa of Diomedes
The Villa of Diomedes is an ancient Roman villa near Pompeii, Italy. It is located outside the walls of Pompeii on the Via dei Sepolcri to the Gate of Herculaneum.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa of the Mysteries and House of the Faun.
Villa of the Mysteries
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The Villa of the Mysteries is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of exquisite frescos in Room 5, which are usually interpreted as showing the initiation of a bride into a Greco-Roman mystery cult. Villa of the Mysteries is situated 170 metres northwest of Villa of Diomedes.
House of the Faun
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The House of the Faun, constructed in the 2nd century BCE during the Samnite period, was a grand Hellenistic residence that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy. House of the Faun is situated 510 metres east of Villa of Diomedes.
House of the Surgeon
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The House of the Surgeon is one of the most famous houses in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and is named after ancient surgical instruments that were found there. House of the Surgeon is situated 280 metres east of Villa of Diomedes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pompeii and Rovigliano.
Pompeii
Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Pompeii is in Campania, Italy, not far from Naples. The ruined ancient Roman city of the same name was engulfed by Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pompei
Town
Photo: Colin W, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pompei, also known in English as Pompeii after the name of the ancient city, is a city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania in Italy.
Villa of Diomedes
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: villa in Italy
- Categories: villa, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Pompei, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.75239° or 40° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
14.47865° or 14° 28′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8FGPQF2H+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 319120209OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2525951
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Villa of Diomedes” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Villa de Diomedes”
- Croatian: “Diomedova vila”
- Finnish: “Diomedeen huvila”
- German: “Villa des Diomedes”
- Greek: “Έπαυλη του Διομήδη”
- Italian: “Villa di Diomede”
- Macedonian: “Вила на Диомед”
- Spanish: “Villa de Diomedes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Funereal triclinium of Cnaeus Vibrius Saturninus and Tomb of Salvius.
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