Called the Somma Vesuviana, the villa was partially destroyed and buried by the same eruption that covered the city of Pompeii in 79CE but is located on the northern slopes of the mountain, the site where Augustus is said to have died.
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At the moment, the Somma Vesuviana is being excavated by a team of Japanese researchers from the University of Tokyo who have been working in the area since 2022