ARIENZO
Italy.
Remains of a villa in the
province of Caserta in the area of Suessula. Well preserved in part, the villa was built during the first half
of the 2d c. A.D., but was destroyed by a flood in the
4th c. Thus far the complex, which is a short distance
from the Via Appia, has been excavated on only a modest
scale. There are remains of a nymphaeum with niches
between half-columns, two rooms with mosaic floors,
and some remains of painted decoration, all dating from
the time of
Hadrian. W. JOHANNOWSKY