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Examines the history, architecture, and impact of Roman villas across the Mediterranean, from their origins to the collapse of the Roman Empire.
List of contents
Preface; Introduction; 1. The Roman villa in the Mediterranean: an overview Annalisa Marzano and Guy P.R. Métraux; 2. The Roman villa. Definitions and variations Ursula Rothe; Part I. Roman Villas in or Near the Bay of Naples and Maritime Villas: Current Research: 3. The 'Villa of the Mysteries' at Pompeii and the ideals of Hellenistic hospitality Andrew Wallace-Hadrill; 4. The building history and aesthetics of the 'Villa of Poppaea' at Torre Annunziata: results from the Oplontis Project 2005-14 John R. Clarke; 5. Landscape at the 'Villa of Poppaea' (Villa A) at Torre Annunziata Mantha Zarmakoupi; 6. The villas of Stabiae Thomas Noble Howe; 7. The Roman villa of Positano Adele Campanelli, Giovanni Di Maio, Riccardo Iaccarino, Maria Antonietta Iannelli, Luciana Jacobelli; 8. Maritime villas and the resources of the sea Annalisa Marzano; 9 The 'Villa of Augustus' at Somma Vesuviana Masanori Aoyagi, Antonio De Simone and Girolamo F. De Simone; Part II. Roman Villas in the Mediterranean: Current Research: 10. Villas in Southern Italy Maurizio Gualtieri; 11. Villas in Northern Italy Gian Pietro Brogiolo and Alexandra Chavarría Arnau; 12. Roman villas in Sicily Roger J. A. Wilson; 13. Villas in south and southwestern Gaul Loïc Buffat; 14. Villas in Hispania and Lusitania Felix Teichner; 15. Roman villas in the Maltese archipelago Anthony Bonanno; 16. Villas in North Africa Roger J. A. Wilson; 17. The Roman villa at Apollonia Oren Tal and Israel Roll; 18. Houses of the wealthy in Roman Galilee Zeev Weiss; 19. Villas in Greece and the Islands Maria Papaioannou; 20. Villas of the eastern Adriatic and Ionian coastlands William Bowden; Part III. Roman Villas: Late Antique Manifestations: 21. Late antique villas: themes Guy P. R. Métraux; 22. Aristocratic residences in late antique Hispania Gisela Ripoll; 23. Christianization of villas Kimberly Bowes; Part IV. Roman Villas: Later Manifestations: 24. Conviviality versus seclusion in Pliny's Tuscan and Laurentine villas Pierre de la Ruffinière du Prey; 25. The 'Villa dei Papiri': Herculaneum and Malibu Kenneth Lapatin; Conclusion Annalisa Marzano and Guy P. R. Métraux.
About the author
Annalisa Marzano (Ph.D. 2004, Columbia University, New York) is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Reading, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London. She has published on a wide range of topics related to the social and economic history of the Roman world and has participated in numerous archaeological projects. She is the author of two monographs, Roman Villas in Central Italy. A Social and Economic History (2007), which won the Silver Medal and Honorable Mention at the VIII Premio Romanistico Internazionale Gerard Boulvert, and Harvesting the Sea: The Exploitation of Marine Resources in the Roman Mediterranean (2013).Guy P. R. Métraux (Ph.D. 1972, Harvard University, Massachusetts) is Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts at York University, Toronto, and a member of the Collaborative Program in Ancient History (University of Toronto/York University). He has participated in archaological excavations in Italy, Turkey, and Tunisia, co-authoring The San Rocco Villa at Francolise (London and New York 1985) with M. Aylwin Cotton. His 1995 book Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth century Greece won the Raymond Klibansky Prize from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. A Guggenheim Fellow, his current work focuses on villas in their literary and physical aspects.
Summary
A comprehensive treatment of Roman rural domestic architecture in a Mediterranean-wide context from early origins in Italy to the collapse of the Roman Empire. The book examines the technology and economic history of villas as venues for pleasure and leisure, work, intellectual pursuits, hospitality, decoration (mosaics, wall painting, sculpture), collecting, bathing, and Christian identity.
