In Pompeii, a large villa excavated in the mid 18th century just outside the Herculaneum Gate was widely believed to have been Cicero's, who was known to have owned a holiday villa in Pompeii he called his Pompeianum. The villa was stripped of its fine frescoes and mosaics and then re-buried after 1763 – it has yet to be re-excavated. However, contemporaneous descriptions of the building from the excavators combined with Cicero's own references to his Pompeianum differ, making it unlikely that it is Cicero's villa.
in pompeii a large villa excavated in the mid 18th century just outside the herculaneum gate was widely believed to have been cicero's who was known to have owned a holiday villa in pompeii he called his pompeianum the villa was stripped of its fine frescoes and mosaics and then re-buried after 1763 – it has yet to be re-excavated however contemporaneous descriptions of the building from the excavators combined with cicero's own references to his pompeianum differ making it unlikely that it is cicero's villa