Villa San Marco
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Villa San Marco is a large, well-preserved ancient Roman seaside villa near Stabiae in southern Italy, renowned for its elaborate frescoes, gardens, and baths buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Villa Regina | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman villa
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman elite of Stabiae ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | late Republican period ⓘ |
| burialYear | 79 AD ⓘ |
| buriedBy | eruption of Mount Vesuvius ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Bourbon excavations of Stabiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 18th century ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 11,000 square meters ⓘ |
| function |
elite residential villa
ⓘ
seaside retreat ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Fourth Style Roman wall painting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Style Roman wall painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
architectural illusionistic frescoes
ⓘ
mythological fresco scenes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bath complex
ⓘ
colonnaded porticoes ⓘ elaborate frescoes ⓘ gardens ⓘ large swimming pool ⓘ peristyle courtyard ⓘ private baths ⓘ triclinium ⓘ view terraces ⓘ |
| hasRoomType |
atrium
ⓘ
cubicula (bedrooms) ⓘ dining rooms ⓘ tablinum ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important site of the ancient city of Stabiae ⓘ |
| knownFor |
luxurious residential architecture
ⓘ
seaside location ⓘ well-preserved wall paintings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
Stabiae NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Italian archaeological authorities ⓘ |
| near |
Castellammare di Stabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pompeii NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa Arianna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Bay of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vesuvian archaeological sites ⓘ |
| preservationCause | volcanic ash and pumice ⓘ |
| reexcavatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 79 AD ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Villa Regina