Poppaea Sabina the Younger was born in Pompeii in AD 30 as the daughter of Titus Ollius and Poppaea Sabina the Elder . Most evidence suggesting Poppaea 's Pompeiian origins comes from the 20th century excavations of the town , destroyed in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 . For instance , legal documents found during excavations in nearby Herculaneum described her as being the owner of a brick - or tile-work business in the Pompeii area . In particular the sumptuous Villa Poppaea at Oplontis near Herculaneum is thought to have been her main residence outside Rome
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79
Poppaea Sabina