Oplontis
Sign in to saveOplontis is an ancient Roman archaeological site, located in the town of Torre Annunziata, south of Naples in the Campania region of southern Italy. The excavated site comprises two Roman villas, the best-known of which is Villa A, the so-called Villa Poppaea.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Oplontis
- Ancient site.location
- Torre Annunziata, Province of Naples, Campania, Italy
- Ancient site.management
- Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei
- Ancient site.website
- Oplontis
- Ancient site.designation1
- WHS
- Ancient site.designation1_offname
- Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata
- Ancient site.designation1_type
- Cultural
- Ancient site.designation1_criteria
- iii, iv, v
- Ancient site.designation1_date
- 1997 (21st session)
- Ancient site.designation1_number
- 829
- Ancient site.designation1_free1name
- Region
- Ancient site.designation1_free1value
- Europe and North America
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- Official website
- pompeiisites.org/oplontis
- Image
- TabulaNuceria.jpg
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- History and excavations
- Excavations of Villa A
- History of Villa A
- Villa B
- See also
- References
- External links
Oplontis is an ancient Roman archaeological site, located in the town of Torre Annunziata, south of Naples in the Campania region of southern Italy. The excavated site comprises two Roman villas, the best-known of which is Villa A, the so-called Villa Poppaea.
Like the nearby towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Oplontis was buried in ash during the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. However, the force of the eruption was even stronger than at these cities as not only roofs collapsed, but walls and columns were broken and pieces thrown sideways.
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