Back Віла Лівіі Byelorussian Liviina vila Czech Villa di Livia German Villa de Livia Spanish Villa Livia French Villa di Livia Italian Ad Gallinas Latin Willa Liwii Polish Вилла Ливии Russian Livijina vila Slovenian
 A view of one of the rooms of the villa. | |
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| Coordinates | 42°0′7.49″N 12°29′37.03″E / 42.0020806°N 12.4936194°E |
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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. It 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. However, 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.
Remarkable frescoes of garden views were found which have since been removed to the Palazzo Massimo museum in Rome.