Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byWidyawati Irawan Modified over 5 years ago
1
THE VILLAS OF STABIAE COUNTRY HOMES FOR ROME’S RICH AND POWERFUL
2
The Bay of Naples (Neapolis) in the 1st cent. A.D.
4
In 79 A.D., Vesuvius erupted burying the towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae under metres of lava and volcanic ash
5
Thos who did not escape in time were killed instantly by the burning gas and the shapes of their bodies preserved by the lava
6
This is the entrance to the Villa San Marco, the largest of the luxurious villas which have been excavated at Stabia
7
The entrance to the villa seen from outside
8
An artist’s impression of how the Peristylium (enclosed garden) of the villa may look after the planned reconstruction is completed
9
A lararium (shrine to the household gods) with painting of the goddess Athene
10
A fresco showing Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy
11
Primavera di Stabia – a portrait of spring as a goddess gathering flowers, now in the National Museum of Naples.
Similar presentations
© 2024 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.