Villa of Livia

Villa of Livia
A view of one of the rooms of the villa.
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Coordinates42°00′07″N 12°29′37″E / 42.00208°N 12.49362°E / 42.00208; 12.49362

The Villa of Livia (Latin: Ad Gallinas Albas) is an ancient Roman villa at Prima Porta, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Rome, Italy, along the Via Flaminia.

The Villa of Livia may have been part of Livia Drusilla's dowry that she brought when she married Octavian (later called the emperor Augustus), her second husband, in 39 BC. Some scholars believes that Livia may have received the site from her first husband, Tiberio Claudio Nerone. However, most likely, it may also have been a gift given to her by Octavian upon their betrothal.

The ancient sources (e.g. Suetonius) tell us that Livia returned to this villa following the marriage. It was her sumptuous country residence complementing her house on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Livia was the main commissioner of the land and the original owner.

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