[1] While the remaining eight levels of walls and staircases only hint at the grandeur the building must have had in its time, recent reconstructions have shown the villa to be a remarkable testament to 1st-century Roman architecture.

[4] South of the main building there are remains of a watch tower (specula) for the quick telegraphic exchange of messages with the mainland, e.g. by fire or smoke.

[5] Access to the complex is possible only on foot, and involves an uphill walk of about two kilometres from Capri town.

The Villa Jovis is also, at least according to Suetonius, the place where Tiberius engaged in wild debauchery.

[6] Most modern historians regard these tales as sensationalized, but Suetonius's stories at least paint a picture of how Tiberius was perceived by the Roman people at the time.