Oplontis, Villa di Poppea

Oplontis was a town near Pompeii, in the Roman Empire. On August 24, AD 79, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried it under a deep layer of ash. It is today the location of the Villa Poppaea, the villa possibly associated with the second wife of Emperor Nero,^[1] was excavated in the mid-20th century, wrapping up in 1984,^[2] and is currently open to the public.
A second villa, the Villa of L. Crassius Tertius, was discovered in 1974, 300 metres east of the Villa of Poppaea,^[3] during the construction of a school. It was named following the finding of a bronze seal bearing Crassius' name.
The name "Oplontis" most likely refers to the baths in the area of Oncino, but today the name commonly covers the group of villas in the middle of the modern town of Torre Annunziata, also known as Torre Nunziata in the local Neapolitan dialect.
A large number of artifacts from Oplontis are preserved in the Naples National Archaeological Museum.

Am trecut deseori pe la Oplontis, actuala Torre Annunziata si vedeam mereu "villa di Poppea" . Azi am fost finalmente nu in trecere, ci m-am oprit pur si simplu, doritoare sa descopar aceasta vila aristocratica romana. Superba, merita vizita, cam 30 de minute asa dedicate din plin, eu am stat cam o ora ca plouase si au fost momente si caraghioase, incaperi cam la intuneric dar afara tuna si fulgera.... :)
Va las cateva poze dar ....mergeti sa vizitati daca sunteti in zona, e usor de ajuns cu circumvesuviana, la 5 minute de la statie va puteti opri direct la faimoasa villa.