her second husband, in 39 BC. Some scholars believes that Livia may have received the site from her first husband, Tiberio Claudio Nerone. However, most likely, it may also have been a gift given to her by Octavian upon their betrothal.

The ancient sources (e.g. Suetonius) tell us that Livia returned to this villa following the marriage. It was her sumptuous country residence complementing her house on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Livia was the main commissioner