The villa has a second peristyle on the southern side , approximately 140m long , with arcades supported by spiral columns which collapsed during the 1980 Irpinia earthquake : the ceiling is painted with scenes depicting Melpomene and the Apotheosis of Athena etc . In this peristyle was a sundial found during the excavation in a deposit as the villa at the time of the eruption was under renovation ; the sundial was subsequently placed in its original position
1980 Irpinia earthquake
1980 Irpinia earthquake
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