Porta Vesuvio necropolis

Porta Vesuvio necropolis is a cemetery in Pompei, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Porta Vesuvio necropolis is situated nearby to Tomb of Septumia, as well as near the archaeological site Castellum aquae.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: Roman necropolis near the Porta Vesuvio
Also known as: “Necropoli di Porta Vesuvio”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of the Faun and Castellum aquae.

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 240 metres south of Porta Vesuvio necropolis.

Castellum aquae

Archaeological site

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Castellum aquae is an archaeological site.

House of the Prince of Naples (VI.15.18)

Archaeological site

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The House of the Prince of Naples is a Roman domus located in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near Naples, Italy. The structure is so named because the Prince and Princess of Naples attended a ceremonial excavation of selected rooms there in 1898. House of the Prince of Naples (VI.15.18) is situated 100 metres southeast of Porta Vesuvio necropolis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pompeii and Pompei.

Pompeii

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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

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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.