Claim: The Imperial Villa, which is a Greek villa built by Publius Vedius Pollio, has a 2000-seat theatre and marine structures, which are still fully functional and visible today.
Evidence: The ruins of the Roman villa of Vedius Pollio, also known as the Imperial Villa, include a 2000-seat theatre on the rocky promontory at the end of the Bay of Naples. The villa was built in the first century BC by Publius Vedius Pollio. Some of the villa's rooms can be seen with traces of the wall decorations while its marine structures and fish ponds are now part of the neighbouring submerged Gaiola Park.