Villa of the Papyri

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ancient Roman villa archaeological site

The Villa of the Papyri is an ancient Roman luxury seaside residence at Herculaneum, famed for its extensive library of carbonized papyrus scrolls and rich collection of sculptures.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Villa of the Papyri canonical 5
Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum 2
Villa of the Papyri library 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman villa ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith Epicurean philosophy ⓘ
Philodemus ⓘ
surface form: Philodemus of Gadara
buriedBy eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD ⓘ
containsWork Dancing Faun bronze statue ⓘ
surface form: Dancing Faun statue

Herm busts of philosophers ⓘ
bronze runners statues ⓘ
busts of Roman statesmen ⓘ
currentStatus not fully excavated ⓘ
dateOfConstruction 1st century BC ⓘ
destroyedIn 79 AD ⓘ
discoveredDuring Bourbon excavations at Herculaneum ⓘ
discoveredIn 18th century ⓘ
excavatedBy Karl Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavatedUsing tunneling methods ⓘ
function cultural and intellectual center ⓘ
elite residential villa ⓘ
hasArtStyle Hellenistic-inspired sculpture ⓘ
Roman sculpture ⓘ
hasCollection Herculaneum papyri fragments ⓘ
surface form: Herculaneum papyri

bronze portrait busts ⓘ
epicurean writings ⓘ
philosophical texts ⓘ
hasPart baths ⓘ
colonnaded courtyards ⓘ
library of papyri ⓘ
peristyle gardens ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ
service areas ⓘ
statue-lined pool ⓘ
terraces overlooking the sea ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata" ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Herculaneum and Pompeii)
inspired Getty Villa ⓘ
surface form: Getty Villa in Malibu
knownFor collection of bronze sculptures ⓘ
collection of marble sculptures ⓘ
library of carbonized papyrus scrolls ⓘ
luxurious seaside architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Campania ⓘ
Herculaneum ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
locatedNear Gulf of Naples ⓘ
surface form: Bay of Naples
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
marble ⓘ
opus reticulatum masonry ⓘ
partOf Roman town of Herculaneum ONNED1 ⓘ
possiblyOwnedBy Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus ⓘ
preservationState partially excavated ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Herculaneum → notableStructure → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
Getty Villa → modeledAfter → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum
Philodemus → residence → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
Philodemus → associatedWith → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum
Bay of Naples archaeological area → containsSite → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum
MANN → notableCollection → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villa of the Papyri artifacts
Herculaneum papyri fragments → partOf → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villa of the Papyri library
Herculaneum papyri fragments → discoveredAt → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
Herculaneum papyri fragments → associatedWith → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri → locatedIn → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri → discoveredAt → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villa of the Papyri excavations
Bronzes from the Villa of the Papyri → associatedWith → Villa of the Papyri ⓘ
this entity surface form: Villa of the Papyri library