The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location

Lucullanum

Also known as Castello di Lucullus, Lucullanum (Castello di Lucullus)

  • mansion
  • Roman luxury villa with later fortifications

The seaside villa of Lucullus on the Bay of Naples, later called Castel dell'Ovo or Castello di Lucullus. It became a fortified retreat above the water, not the city of Naples itself.

Type
mansion
Style
Roman luxury villa with later fortifications
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 159
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

    The seaside villa of Lucullus on the Bay of Naples, later called Castel dell'Ovo or Castello di Lucullus. It became a fortified retreat above the water, not the city of Naples itself.

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