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Pandateria

Ventotene
Comune
Comune di Ventotene
Isola di Ventotene (porto Romano) dal mare.JPG
Ventotene within the Province of Latina
Ventotene within the Province of Latina
Ventotene is located in Italy
Ventotene
Ventotene
Location of Ventotene in Italy
Coordinates: 40°47′51″N 13°25′48″E / 40.79750°N 13.43000°E / 40.79750; 13.43000Coordinates: 40°47′51″N 13°25′48″E / 40.79750°N 13.43000°E / 40.79750; 13.43000
Country Italy
Region Lazio
Province / Metropolitan city Latina (LT)
Government
 • Mayor Giuseppe Assenso
Area
 • Total 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
Population (30 April 2008)
 • Total 708
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ventotenesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 04020
Dialing code 0771
Patron saint St. Candida
Saint day September 19
Website Official website
Ventotene Lighthouse
Porto Nicolo
Santo Stefano Ventotene.jpg
Ventotene Lighthouse and
Santo Stefano Island in the background
Ventotene is located in Lazio
Ventotene
Lazio
Location Ventotene
Latina
Lazio
Italy
Coordinates 40°47′48.74″N 13°26′04.65″E / 40.7968722°N 13.4346250°E / 40.7968722; 13.4346250
Year first constructed 1869 (first)
Year first lit 1891 (current)
Construction mansory tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 16 metres (52 ft)
Focal height 21 metres (69 ft)
Current lens type TD 375
focal length: 187.5 mm
Light source main power
Intensity 1,000 w
Range main: 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number E1592
NGA number 9320
ARLHS number ITA-172
Italy number 2271 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare

Ventotene, in Roman times known as Pandataria or Pandateria from the Greek Pandateria (Ancient Greek: Πανδατερία) or Pandatoria (Ancient Greek: Πανδατωρία), is one of the Pontine Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, 46 kilometres (25 nmi) off the coast of Gaeta right at the border between Lazio and Campania, Italy. The municipality of Ventotene, of the province of Latina (Lazio) had 708 permanent residents as of 2008.

The island, the remains of an ancient volcano, is elongated, with a length of 3 kilometres (2 miles) and a maximum width of about 800 metres (2,625 feet).

The municipality includes the small ancillary island of Santo Stefano, located 2 km (1 mi) to the east, which is the site of a massive prison, now closed. A further island, Ponza, is 40 km (25 mi) to the west.

Pandataria is best known as the island to which the emperor Augustus banished his daughter Julia the Elder in 2 BC, as a reaction to her excessive adultery. Later, in 29 AD, emperor Tiberius banished Augustus' granddaughter Agrippina the Elder, who perished, probably of malnutrition, on October 18, 33 AD. After Agrippina the Elder's son Gaius, (better known as Caligula), became emperor in 37 AD, he went to Pandataria to collect her remains and reverently brought them back to Rome. Agrippina the Elder's youngest daughter, Julia Livilla, was exiled to Pandateria twice: the first time by her brother Caligula for plotting to depose him, and second time by her uncle, the emperor Claudius, at the instigation of his wife, Messalina, in 41 AD.


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