Rome, Italy—A Second Century Advertisement The villa has been rediscovered under the Cavour Scientific High School, located near the Colosseum, biology Report. Students found the structure while exploring underground tunnels and notified a teacher, who contacted archaeologists. When the school building was constructed at the end of the nineteenth century, part of the foundations of the domus were exposed. Claudia Marino, a professor at the University of Perugia, and archaeologist Filippo Corelli said that based on an inscription found at the end of the nineteenth century, the villa is believed to have belonged to a member of the Umbrian family. During recent work at the villa, archaeologists discovered ceiling vaults decorated with frescoes and stucco decoration. A mosaic of large, irregularly shaped tiles was found in another room. Additional excavations are being planned. To read about the excavation of a previously unknown vaulted chamber in the Emperor Nero’s Domus Aurea, visit “New Golden House Room” one of AarcheologyTop 10 discoveries of 2019.
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