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Casa di Augustus

  • Address: Northwest crest of Palatino, Rome
  • Phone: 06/39967700
  • www.pierreci.it

Fodor's Review:

First discovered in the 1970s and only opened in 2006, this was the residence of the great Emperor Augustus (27 BC—14 AD)—before he became great. The house dates to the time when Augustus was known merely as Octavio, before he was adopted by his great uncle Julius Caesar as next in line to rule. Four rooms have exquisite examples of Roman wall decorative frescoes (so precious that only five people at a time are admitted). Startlingly vivid and detailed are the depictions of a narrow stage with side doors and some striking comic theater masks.

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