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This heavily illustrated volume, like the exhibition it accompanies, documents the lavish lifestyle of ancient Rome's wealthiest citizens along the Bay of Naples until AD 79, when the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried many surrounding towns and villas.
The book presents a collection of essays by an international group of scholars who highlight and interpret the archaeological discoveries of both the Italian excavations at Villa A and Oplontis ("Villa") B from 1964 to 1991 and the ongoing Oplontis Project, a collaboration between the Archaeological Superintendency of Pompeii and the University of Texas at Austin since 2006.
Many of the authors are members of the Oplontis Project team. The volume also contains a full catalogue of the objects in the exhibition.
452 illustrations.
Elaine K. Gazda is Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology in the Department of the History of Art and Curator of Hellenistic and Roman Collections at the Kelsey Museum. She was Director of the Kelsey Museum from 1986 to 1997.
John R. Clarke is Professor of Art History in the Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. He is co-director of the Oplontis Project.
Dr Lynley J. McAlpineisCuratorial Assistant, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.
List of Figures
Presentazione/Introduction (Massimo Osanna)
Premessa/Preface (Lorenzo Fergola)
Mibact a Oplontis/Mibact at Oplontis (Antonella Bonini)
Foreword/Prefazione (Christopher Ratté)
Acknowledgments (Elaine K. Gazda and John R. Clarke)
Concepts and Contexts of the Exhibition- Elaine K. Gazda and John R. Clarke
Villas on the Bay of Naples: The Ancient Setting of Oplontis- Elaine K. Gazda
PART I: destruction, discovery, reconstruction
The Geological Landscape of Oplontis and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius- Nayla Kabazi Muntasser and Giovanni Di Maio
From the Archives to the Field: Revisiting Villa A and Oplontis B- John R. Clarke
Ten Seasons of Excavation at Oplontis (2006–2015)- Ivo van der Graaff
Digital Imaging at Oplontis- John R. Clarke, Richard Beacham, Andrew Coulson,Timothy Liddell, and Marcus Abbott
part ii: Leisure and Luxury in viLLa a “of poppaea”
Framing Views in Villa A: From the Late Republic to the Age of Nero- Michael L. Thomas
Layered Histories: The Wall Painting Styles and Painters of VillaA - Regina Gee
The Gardens and Garden Paintings of Villa A- Bettina Bergmann
Luxury in Fantasy and Reality: Exotic Marble in Villa A- Lynley J. McAlpine
Marble Floors and Paneled Walls in the East Wing of Villa A- Simon J. Barker
The Cost of Luxury: Procurement and Labor for the Marble Décor of Villa A- J. Clayton Fant and Simon J. Barker
Calculating the Manpower for the Marble Décor of the Villa- Simon J. Barker
Mutable Meanings in the Sculpture from Villa A- Elaine K. Gazda and Matthew C. Naglak
Thinking about Roman Slaves at Villa A- Sandra R. Joshel and Lauren Hackworth Petersen
part iii: coMMerce and WeaLth
Oplontis B and the Wine Industry in the Vesuvian Area - Michael L. Thomas
Working and Living in Oplontis B: Material Perspectives on Trade and Consumption -Jennifer L. Muslin
Luxury, Adornment, and Identity: The Skeletons and Jewelry from Oplontis B- Courtney A. Ward
part iv : objects in the exhibition
Leisure and Luxury in Villa A “of Poppaea”
Commerce and Wealth at Oplontis B
Appendix: Villa A Publication Plan (as of August 2015)
Timeline, Notes
Glossary / Historical People and Places
Bibliography, Contributors to the Volume
Index