An archeological discovery of unprecedented significance has been uncovered near Punta Sarparella in Bacoli, in the province of Naples. Amidst the urban regeneration initiatives of the municipality of Bacoli, a project was initiated to restore and improve the region formerly occupied by the former Lido Piranha, which had been operational for more than two decades, since 1982. This unlawful ecological entity had been demolished in recent years (2007), having degraded and abandoned an area of significant archaeological and landscape worth. Furthermore, the improper disposal of specialized waste from the former further contributed to the deterioration, so much so that the the seals of the Guardia di Finanza were triggered in October 2021. Following the release and reclamation of the entire area, work has begun on the construction of a municipal villa, reopening one of Miseno's most spectacular access points to the beach, which had been unreachable for many years due to rubbish and brushwood. During the renovation of a children's play area, the remnants of what turned out to be a colossal Roman villa, dating back to roughly the first century AD, composed of tuff and extremely well built, and extending uninterrupted to the beach and seabed in front of it, were discovered. A dozen big rooms have been recognized as having different architectural phases, walking surfaces, and indications of wall covering. This evidence is most likely related to what remains of one of the terraces of the Classis Misenensis, the home of the Prefect of the Roman Fleet in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
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