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Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples Book

Hardcover. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 365 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Click on the Google Preview image above to read some pages of this book! From the second century BC Onward prominent Romans retreated to their villas around the Bay of Naples. a popular vacation spot for relaxation and relief from the pressures of business. The picturesque bay provided an ideal setting in which to read and write. exercise. enjoy the gardens. admire the views. and entertain friends.Julius Caesar. Caligula. Claudius . and Nero all built seaside villas in Baiae. and the emperor Augustus vacationed in Sorrento. Capri. and Posillipo. The richly decorated imperial villas set high artistic standards in the region. and the sculptors and painters whom the emperors employed found clients among the urban and suburban elite in Pompeii and Herculaneum.The magnificent contents of these sumptuously appointed v...Read More

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  • ASDA

    From the second century BC onwards prominent Romans retreated to their villas around the Bay of Naples a popular holiday spot for relaxation and relief from the pressures of business. This book focuses on the magnificent contents of these sumptuously appointed villas and townhouses and on the cultural and artistic life in the region.

  • Blackwell

    Julius Caesar, Caligula, Claudius and Nero all built seaside villas in Baiae; the emperor Augustus holidayed in Surrentum, Capreae and Pausilypon, and Tiberius retired to Capreae. The richly decorated imperial villas set high artistic standards in...

  • Pickabook

    Carol C. Mattusch, Mary Beard

  • 0500514364
  • 9780500514368
  • Carol C. Mattusch, Mary Beard
  • 27 October 2008
  • Thames & Hudson
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 360
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