ItalyBefore the Roman colonisation, the area of today's Somma Vesuviana was probably inhabited by Italic peoples like Samnites and Oscans [1]. A large Roman villa was discovered in the 1930s in the frazione of Starza della Regina and due to its size, later interpreted as that of emperor Augustus at Nola where he probably passed his last days of life [1].
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Also known as: 솜마베수비아나, Soma Vezuvjana, Somma Vesuviana (munisipyo), Somma Vesuviana, Napoli, Somma Visuviana, Summa (Campania), Summa Vesuviana, Сома Везувиана, Сома Везувијана (Напуљ), Сомма-Везувиана, Сомма-Везувия, Сомма-Везув'яна
| Type | City/town/settlement |
|---|---|
| Period | 1500 - 500 BC |
| Country | Italy |
| Coordinates | 40.8726° N, 14.4370° E |