Genio’s house

Genio’s house is a ruins in Ercolano, Metropolitan Naples, Campania. Genio’s house is situated nearby to the archaeological site Insula II, as well as near House of the Skeleton.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Herculaneum and Villa of the Papyri.

Herculaneum

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Herculaneum is a town close to Naples in Campania, Italy. It is named after the ruined Roman city which forms its main attraction. Herculaneum was destroyed by an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, the same eruption that destroyed Pompeii.

Villa of the Papyri

Archaeological site

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The Villa of the Papyri was an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum, in what is now Ercolano, southern Italy. It is named after its unique library of papyrus scrolls, discovered in 1750. Villa of the Papyri is situated 160 metres northwest of Genio’s house.

College of the Augustales

Archaeological site

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College of the Augustales is an archaeological site, which is situated 110 metres east of Genio’s house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ercolano and Portici.

Ercolano

Town

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Ercolano is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of Campania in southern Italy. It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the Gulf of Naples, just southeast of Naples.

Portici

Town

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Portici is a city and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of Campania in southern Italy. It has 51,213 inhabitants.

Torre del Greco

Town

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Torre del Greco is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of Campania in southern Italy. It has 78,839 inhabitants. The locals are sometimes called Corallini because of the once plentiful coral in the nearby sea, and because the city has been a major producer of coral jewellery and cameo brooches since the seventeenth century. Torre del Greco is situated 2½ km southeast of Genio’s house.

Genio’s house

Type: Ruins
Description: Roman house buried during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79, Herculaneum, Naples
Categories: domus, ancient Roman structure, building, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Ercolano, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

40.80636° or 40° 48′ 23″ north

Longitude

14.34657° or 14° 20′ 48″ east

Open location code

8FGPR84W+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 321565896

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q17623918

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In Other Languages

“Genio’s house” goes by many names.

Italian: “Casa del Genio”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Insula II and House of the Skeleton.

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