College of the Augustales

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The Augustus College, located in the Italian town of Guerrecorano, was built between 27 and 14 BC as a seminary in memory of Augustus, the first emperor of ancient Rome, and was buried after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The house was discovered in the first half of the 18th century and excavated in the early part of the 20th century. The building is square with four pillars in the middle, dividing it into three naves. Four styles of fine murals are painted on the walls, depicting Hercules entering the Holy Mountain of Olympus, accompanied by Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, and the battle between Hercules and the river gods.