Oplontis: Villa A (“of Poppaea”) at Torre Annunziata, Italy. Volume 1. The Ancient Setting and Modern Rediscovery

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright and Permissions
• List of Illustrations
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
• List of Tables
• Foreword Teresa Elena Cinquantaquattro
• Premessa Teresa Elena Cinquantaquattro
• Preface Lorenzo Fergola
• Presentazione Lorenzo Fergola
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• Introduction to the Oplontis Project Michael L. Thomas John R. Clarke
• Introduction to Volume 1 Nayla Kabazi Muntasser
• Chapter 1 Villas on the Bay of Naples: The Ancient Setting of Oplontis Elaine K. Gazda
  • Roman villa life
    • An ideology of country life
    • Rustic farmhouses and luxurious villas
    • The appeal of Campania
    • Functions and lifestyles of villas around the Bay
    • Hospitality and “villa culture”
  • Archaeological remains of villas around the shores of the bay
    • Villa excavation
    • Villa A: Setting, architecture, and decor
    • Villa A in the context of its peers
    • Pompeii: The Villa of the Mysteries and the Villa of Diomedes
    • Boscoreale: The Villa of P. Fannius Synistor and Villa of the Treasure
    • Boscotrecase: The Villa of Agrippa Postumus
    • Terzigno: Villa 6
    • Torre del Greco: The Villa Sora
    • Herculaneum: The Villa of the Papyri
    • Along the Sarno: Fondo Bottaro and Moregine
    • Stabiae: The Villa of San Marco and Villa Arianna
    • Surrentum and Capriae
    • The Northern Shore: From Pausilypon to Misenum
  • Architecture and lifestyle
  • Epilogue
• Chapter 2 Villas and other Structures in the Area of Oplontis Lorenzo Fergola
  • Introduction
  • Archaeological finds near Villa A
  • Finds in the western zone of Torre Annunziata
  • Conclusions
• Capitolo 2 Ville e altri edifici nell'area Oplontina Lorenzo Fergola
  • Introduzione
  • I rinvenimenti in prossimità della villa di Poppea
  • I rinvenimenti della zona occidentale di Torre Annunziata
  • Conclusioni
• Chapter 3 A Historical Account of Archaeological Discoveries in the Region of Torre Annunziata Vincenzo Marasco
  • Introduction
  • The end of the sixteenth to the beginning of the eighteenth century The first archaeological discoveries
  • The late eighteenth century April 1785: The explorations of Francesco La Vega
  • The nineteenth century
    • 18 June 1831: The sensational discovery of Oplontis
    • Excavations of the baths
    • March 1833-November 1840: Excavations in the area of Le Mascatelle
    • April 1837: Carminiello
    • March 1841–April 1843: Construction of the “Bayard” railroad
    • 1880–1890: The return to prominence of the finds near Le Mascatelle The mystery of Minerva
  • Rediscovery of Oplontis in the early twentieth century
    • Introduction
    • 1907: Madonna del Principio (Raiola Property)
    • 1913: Corso Umberto I (Giuseppe Gentile property)
    • 1913: Via Circumvallazione (The Gallo mill)
    • 1934–1936: Le Mascatelle and Via Gioacchino Murat (Sola and Pacifico properties)
    • 1938: Carminiello
    • 1940: Corso Umberto I (Vecchi property)
    • 1944: Discoveries by allied troops
    • January 1948: Via Sepolcri (De Rosa property)
  • Oplontis reborn: Discoveries at Le Mascatelle
    • Introduction
    • 1954: Medina property
    • 1957: Vitiello property
    • 1959: Istituto of the Sisters of Gesù Bambino and Fattorusso property
  • The 1960s
    • Introduction
    • March 1960: Via Alessandro Volta (Istituto Ernesto Cesaro)
    • May 1960: Terme Vesuviane (ex-Terme Nunziante)
    • 1964: Torretta de’ Siena and Via Penniniello (Casella property)
    • 1964: Systematic excavation of Villa A begins
    • 1964–1965: Via Litoranea (Luigi Manzo property and the case of La P.E.R.L.A.)
  • The 1970s
    • 16 September 1970: Croce di Pasella
    • January 1973: Via Gioacchino Murat
    • July 1974
  • The 1990s to the present
    • October 1991: Via Gioacchino Murat
    • June-July 2009: Via Penniniello
    • Archaeological finds on the Islet of Rovigliano
    • The Myth of the Herculean Salt Flats
  • Summary of discoveries
• Capitolo 3 La storia delle scoperte archeologiche nella zona di Torre Annunziata Vincenzo Marasco
  • Introduzione
  • Fine XVI, inizio XVII secolo Le prime scoperte archeologiche
  • Fine XVIII secolo Aprile 1785: Le prime intuizioni archeologiche; le esplorazioni di Francesco La Vega
  • Il XIX secolo
    • 18 giugno 1831: Oplontis, la sensazionale scoperta L'opera del Nunziante, la scoperta di Sir William Robinson
    • Lo scavo delle Terme
    • Marzo 1833 – novembre 1840: Scavi in località Mascatelle
    • Aprile 1837: Località Carminiello Ruderi di antiche fabbriche
    • Marzo 1841 – aprile 1843: La costruzione della strada ferrata “Bayard”
    • 1880 – 1890: Ritornano alla ribalta i ritrovamenti presso la località Mascatelle Il mistero della Minerva
  • La prima metà del XX secolo
    • L'inesorabile riscoperta di Oplontis
    • 1907: Località Madonna del Principio, fondo Raiola
    • 1913: Corso Umberto I, proprietà Giuseppe Gentile
    • 1913: Via Circumvallazione, molino Gallo
    • 1934 – 1936: Località Mascatelle, via Gioacchino Murat, proprietà Sola e Pacifico
    • 1938: Località Carminiello
    • 1940: Corso Umberto I, proprietà Vecchi
    • 1944: Ritrovamenti da parte delle truppe alleate
    • Gennaio 1948: Via Sepolcri, proprietà De Rosa
  • La seconda metà del XX secolo
    • La rinascita di Oplontis: Scoperte alle Mascatelle
    • 1954: Proprietà Medina
    • 1957: Proprietà Vitiello
    • 1959: Istituto Bambino Gesù e Proprietà Fattorusso
  • Gli anni ‘60
    • Introduzione
    • Marzo 1960: Via Alessandro Volta, Istituto Commerciale E. Cesaro
    • Maggio 1960: Terme Vesuviane (ex Nunziante)
    • 1964: Località Torretta de’ Siena, fondo Casella
    • 1964: Iniziano gli scavi sistematici della Villa A
    • 1964 – 1965: Via Litoranea, proprietà Luigi Manzo, caso “La P.E.R.L.A.”
  • Gli anni ‘70
    • 16 settembre 1970: Località Croce di Pasella Rinvenimento di tomba con lapide sepolcrale
    • Gennaio 1973: Via Gioacchino Murat Rinvenimento di un importante complesso archeologico attribuito poi a L. Crassius Tertius
    • Luglio 1974
  • Dagli anni ‘90 fino ad oggi
    • Ottobre 1991: Via Gioacchino Murat: Rinvenimento di indizi archeologici relativi al proseguimento della Villa A
    • Giugno – luglio 2009: Rinvenimenti in località Penniniello
    • Le presenze archeologiche sull'isolotto di Rovigliano
    • Il mito delle Saline Herculee
  • Riepilogo delle scoperte nella area della Villa A
• Chapter 4 The Geoarchaeology of the Oplontis Coast Giovanni Di Maio
  • Introduction
  • Stratigraphic data
    • Villa A: Sequence of stratigraphic data from the north garden
    • Stratigraphic sections of the Oplontis cliff
  • Conclusions
• Capitolo 4 Il paesaggio archeologico della costa di Oplonti Giovanni Di Maio
  • Introduzione
  • I dati stratigrafici
    • Villa A La sequenza stratigrafica del giardino settentrionale
    • Le sezioni stratigrafiche della falesia oplontina
  • Conclusioni
• Chapter 5 History of the Excavations 1964–1988 John R. Clarke
  • The place-name “Oplontis”
  • Early excavation of Villa A: 1593–1840
  • The lost years, 1964–1971
  • Change in administration: The dismissal of Carlo Giordano
  • The consistently documented years, 1971–1983
    • Introduction
    • Excavation Notebook 1: 10 November 1971–11 July 1973
    • Excavation Notebook 2: 12 July 1973–16 November 1973
    • Excavation Notebook 3: 17 November 1973–3 August 1974
    • Excavation Notebook 4: 25 November 1974–19 July 1983
    • 25 November 1974–8 August 1975
    • 20 October 1975–14 July 1976
    • 10 September 1976–19 July 1978
    • 15 October 1977–9 October 1978
    • 10 May 1983–19 July 1983
  • The documents of the later 1980s
    • 1 March 1984–2 November 1984
    • November 1985
    • May 1988
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 6 Wilhelmina Jashemski and Garden Archaeology at Oplontis Kathryn Gleason
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • The methodologies of garden archaeology at Oplontis
  • Recording methods
    • Introduction
    • Photography
    • Fieldbooks
    • Measured drawings
  • Field recovery of garden remains
    • Introduction
    • What is left of a garden after two thousand years?
    • Local knowledge
  • Surface studies
    • Soil contours
    • South peristyle garden 59
    • North garden 56
    • Pool garden 98
    • Soil analyses
  • Root cavity studies and casting
    • Introduction
    • Tools for cleaning cavities
    • Technique of cleaning and casting root cavities
    • Interpretation of root cavities
    • New directions in documentation and interpretation of root cavities
  • The root cavities of Villa A
    • Introduction
    • South peristyle garden 59
    • North garden 56
    • Pool garden 98
    • Garden 92
  • Planting pots (ollae perforatae)
    • Introduction
    • South peristyle garden 59
    • Garden 16
    • Pool garden 98
    • Discussion
  • Archaeobotanical studies
    • Introduction
    • Plant microremains
    • Interpretations of pollen evidence
    • Plant macroremains
    • Preservation
    • Sampling
    • Other archaeobotanical techniques
  • Plants and garden design in wall paintings
    • Introduction
    • Wall painting and the design of planting displays
    • Garden re-creations
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 7 Between Natural History and Artistic Invention: Representations of Plants in the Paintings of Villa A Massimo Ricciardi
  • Introduction
  • Identified species
  • Identifications that are uncertain or need confirmation
  • Paintings with unidentified plants
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 8 Between Natural History and Artistic Convention: Representations of Animals in Villa A Massimo Ricciardi
  • Introduction
  • Paintings of animals identified as to species
  • Generic or uncertain identifications
  • Mythological creatures
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 9 The Origins and Types of Timber and Other Woody Remains of Villa A Gaetano Di Pasquale Daniela Moser Emilia Allevato Oliver Nelle
  • Archaeobotany in the Vesuvian region
  • The study of archaeological wood
    • [Intro]
    • Contexts studied
    • Results of the analyses
  • Discussion
    • The beams
    • The gardens of the Villa
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 10 Pollen and Phytolith Analysis of Soil Samples at Oplontis Villa A Elda Russo Ermolli Erwan Messager
  • Introduction
  • Pollen and phytolith analysis at Oplontis
  • Materials and methods
  • Results
  • Determination concerns
  • Viridarium 20
  • Conclusions
• Appendix The Giornali di Scavo and Other Documentation, 1964–1988
• Notes
  • Chapter 1: Villas on the Bay Of Naples: The Ancient Setting of Oplontis
  • Chapter 2: Villas and Other Structures in the Area of Oplontis
  • Capitolo 2: Ville e Altri Edifici Nell'Area Oplontina
  • Chapter 3: A Historical Account of Archaeological Discoveries in the Region of Torre Annunziata
  • Capitolo 3: La storia delle scoperte archeologiche nella zona di Torre Annunziata
  • Chapter 4: The Geoarchaeology of the Oplontis Coast
  • Capitolo 4: Il paesaggio archeologico della costa di Oplonti
  • Chapter 5: History of the Excavations 1964–1988
  • Chapter 6: Wilhelmina Jashemski and Garden Archaeology at Oplontis
  • Chapter 7: Between Natural History and Artistic Invention: Representations of Plants in the Paintings of Villa A
  • Chapter 8: Between Natural History and Artistic Convention: Representations of Animals in Villa A
  • Chapter 9: The Origins and Types of Timber and other Woody Remains of Villa A
  • Chapter 10: Pollen and Phytolith Analysis of Soil Samples at Oplontis Villa A
• Bibliography
  • Archival Sources
  • Books and Articles