Villa A at Oplontis

E1029738
Roman villa UNESCO World Heritage Site component archaeological site

Villa A at Oplontis is a lavish Roman seaside villa near Pompeii, renowned for its extensive frescoes, gardens, and well-preserved architecture that illustrate elite life in the early Roman Empire.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Villa A at Oplontis canonical 1
Villa Poppaea at Oplontis 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman villa ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
constructedInCentury 1st century BCE ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
coveredBy volcanic deposits from Vesuvius ⓘ
dedicatedTo Poppaea Sabina NERFINISHED ⓘ
destroyedBy eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE ⓘ
excavatedBy Italian archaeological authorities ⓘ
expandedInCentury 1st century CE ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Villa A NERFINISHED ⓘ
Villa of Poppaea NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchitecturalFeature colonnaded courtyards ⓘ
large swimming pool ⓘ
multiple atria ⓘ
peristyle gardens ⓘ
seaside terraces ⓘ
service quarters ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Roman architecture ⓘ
hasDecoration Second Style wall paintings ⓘ
Third Style wall paintings ⓘ
mosaic floors ⓘ
stucco decoration ⓘ
wall frescoes ⓘ
hasFeature kitchens ⓘ
ornamental gardens ⓘ
porticoes ⓘ
private baths ⓘ
reception rooms ⓘ
storage rooms ⓘ
vineyards (reconstructed) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Campania ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Oplontis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Province of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ
Torre Annunziata NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Bay of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pompeii NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Archaeological Area of Torre Annunziata NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata" NERFINISHED ⓘ
rediscoveredInCentury 18th century ⓘ
significance example of elite Roman seaside villa culture ⓘ
illustrates daily life of Roman elite ⓘ
important source for study of Roman wall painting ⓘ
systematicExcavationBegan 1960s ⓘ
timePeriod early Roman Empire ⓘ
late Republican period ⓘ
usedAs elite Roman villa ⓘ
luxury seaside residence ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oplontis → hasSite → Villa A at Oplontis ⓘ
Bay of Naples archaeological area → containsSite → Villa A at Oplontis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villa Poppaea at Oplontis