At a luxury seaside villa at Posillipo near Naples, researchers have unearthed an ancient Roman mosaic which once decorated the home of a horrific and horrendous Roman tyrant known as Publius Vedius Pollio. Remembered for his cruel treatment of slaves, legend has it that Pollio went so far as to feed his servants to parasitic worms.
PausÃlypon is a plush residential neighborhood in the hills of the city of Naples and the name means “respite from worry.” According to ancient Greek and Roman sources, during the Roman period the coastline of Campania attracted wealthy Roman families, much like the beachside villas along the coast of Malibu attracting residents of Los Angeles today.
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Posillipo is accessible via the 770 meter (2526 ft) long “Grotta Seiano” tunnel, which was originally excavated during the Roman period. The Pausilypon Archaeological-Environmental Park consists of several ancient Roman structures facing the sea which are all centered around the main villa of one of history's more loathsome tyrants, Vedius Pollio. At this ancient villa, researchers have uncovered a rare mosaic floor from the villa’s first phase of construction.
Source: www.thearchaeologist.org
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