Pontine Islands

  • The Pontine Islands are an archipelago located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy.
  • They consist of Gavi, Palmarola, Pomza, Santo Stefano, Ventotene, Zannone.

Ventotene

  • Ventotene, one of the Pontine Islands, was used as a place of Exile for prominent Romans. A small Roman harbour carved out of the rock is still in use today.
  • Julia the Elder (39 BCE- 14 CE)
    • Augustus accused his only daughter of Adultery and Treason. She escaped Execution and instead was banished in 2 BCE to Ventotene for 5 years, accompanied by her Mother Scribonia

 

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