Canopus, Hadrian's Villa

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Carole Raddato
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published on 11 May 2021
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One of the most striking and best preserved parts of Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli (Italy) consists of a pool named Canopus and the so-called Serapeum, a monumental summer cenatio with a nymphaeum set at the southern end of the Canopus.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2021, May 11). Canopus, Hadrian's Villa. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14006/canopus-hadrians-villa/

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