Oplontis

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Oplontis was an ancient Roman seaside town near Pompeii, best known for its luxurious villas that were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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Oplontis canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman town
archaeological site
accessibleToPublic yes
ancientRegion Regio I Latium et Campania
surface form: Regio I of Roman Italy
archaeologicalType Roman villa complex
buriedBy eruption of Mount Vesuvius
country Italy
culture Ancient Roman culture
destroyedIn 79 AD
distanceFromPompeii approximately 3 kilometers
eruptionYear 79 AD
hasArchaeologicalExcavations yes
hasSite Villa A at Oplontis
Villa B at Oplontis
hasTourism yes
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
knownFor Roman domestic architecture
luxurious seaside villas
well-preserved wall paintings
languageUsed Latin
locatedIn Campania
Italy
Torre Annunziata
locatedNear Gulf of Naples
surface form: Bay of Naples

Pompeii
modernMunicipality Torre Annunziata
nearbyVolcano Vesuvius
surface form: Mount Vesuvius
partOf Roman Empire
preservationType buried under volcanic ash
primaryFunction residential area with elite villas
region Metropolitan City of Naples
timePeriod 1st century AD
UNESCOStatus part of Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1997

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Vesuvius affected Oplontis
Torre Annunziata, Campania, Italy contains Oplontis
subject surface form: Torre Annunziata