Aguntum

The ruins of Aguntum are an ancient Roman site in East Tirol, Austria, located approximately four kilometres east of Lienz in the Drau valley [1]. According to Pliny the Elder, the emperor Claudius granted Aguntum the status of municipium, a status which is attested by inscriptions, including funerary inscriptions [1]. The official name was Municipium Claudium Aguntum [1]. A large modern building covers the remains of the Atrium House, an elegant villa with a fountain and marble table in the atrium [1]. The villa covered an area of 2,508 square metres and is the largest residential building so far discovered in Aguntum [1].