Irene Iacopi is an Italian archaeologist.

In January 2007, Iacopi announced that she had probably found the legendary cave of Lupercal beneath the remains of the House of Augustus, the Domus Livia, on the Palatine Hill,^[1][2][3] believed by ancient Romans to be the cave, where the twin boys Romulus and Remus were suckled by a she-wolf. Andrea Carandini, a professor of archaeology specialising in ancient Rome, described it as "one of the most important discoveries of all time".^[4]

Selected publications

• L'Antiquarium forense (Itinerari dei musei, gallerie e monumenti d'Italia) Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato (1974)
• Gli scavi sul colle Palatino: Testimonianze e documenti Electa (1997) ISBN 978-8843563302
• La decorazione pittorica dell'aula isiaca Electa (1997) ISBN 978-8843563296
• Domus Aurea Electa (1999) ISBN 978-8843571741
• The House of Augustus: Wall Paintings Electa (2008) ISBN 978-8837064389