The Villa della Pisanella: A Roman Rural Villa in Boscoreale"
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Villa della Pisanella, Roman rural villa, Boscoreale, Naples, 1st century BC, 1st century AD, Roman elite, slaves, production function, decorative features, architecture, history, significance
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This article provides an in-depth analysis of the Villa della Pisanella, a Roman rural villa discovered in Boscoreale, Naples. The villa, which dates back to the 1st century BC, is a key discovery in the historical reconstruction of life in the rural region of Boscoreale between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. The villa's architecture, production function, and decorative features are discussed in detail, providing insights into the lives of the Roman elite and their slaves."
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[...] The Villa della Pisanella is therefore an exception, both in terms of time and geography. The servile workforce As we have already mentioned, the villa includes, among other things, a part intended for the accommodation of slaves. This is all the more important since it is a 'rustica' villa and therefore intended for production in the fields of northern Pompeii. The most important thing to note is that the villa is surrounded by a wall that had the purpose of preventing the slaves from escaping. [...]
[...] The last owner of these objects was surely a woman named Maxima, whose name was found engraved on several objects. Architecture of the villa The villa, which originally extended over two floors, was decorated with wall paintings dating back to the beginning of the 1st century BC. Upon observing the plans of the villa, we notice that it had a fairly wide courtyard on the right (room 18) and a single entrance, located in the middle of the front wall. [...]
[...] Unfortunately, we now only retain a sample of these objects that populated the villa. They had been preserved in the Pompeii Museum, which was destroyed during the bombings of the 22nd World War Bibliography: 1. Roman Rural Architecture and the Villas of the Vesuvius - Norberto Luiz Garinello 2. The Roman Society, Antoine Pérez 3. [...]
[...] The architecture of this villa undoubtedly evokes that of other villas reserved for the nobility. It is riddled with features that allow us to deduce that it was indeed a villa where a wealthy family of the time lived. Indeed, the structure consists of an 'urban pars' reserved for the master and a 'pars rustica' (which includes both the slave quarters and the bakery, cellar, olive mill, olive press, and granary). Some have speculated that the owner of this house was Lucius Caecilus Iucundus, a highly respected banker from Pompeii. [...]
[...] The Villa della Pisanella Introduction In the architecture of Roman rural villas, we find a great diversity of forms that cannot be reduced to a single and unique architectural model. The Pisanella villa at Boscoreale is part of the buried villas following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, and thus preserved. The only villa visible today on site is the Villa Regina, but we conserve a fantastic collection of silver objects from the Villa della Pisanella. This villa is undoubtedly one of the key discoveries in the historical reconstruction of what life was like for the Romans in the rural region of Boscoreale (Naples) between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. [...]
