Leisure and Luxury in the Age of Nero

Elaine K. Gazda is Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology in the Department of the History of Art and Curator of Hellenistic and Roman Collections at the Kelsey Museum. She was Director of the Kelsey Museum from 1986 to 1997. John R. Clarke  is Professor of Art History in the Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. He is co-director of the Oplontis Project. Dr Lynley J. McAlpineisCuratorial Assistant, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.

• List of Figures Presentazione/Introduction (Massimo Osanna) Premessa/Preface (Lorenzo Fergola) Mibact a Oplontis/Mibact at Oplontis (Antonella Bonini) Foreword/Prefazione (Christopher Ratté) Acknowledgments (Elaine K. Gazda and John R. Clarke)   Concepts and Contexts of the Exhibition- Elaine K. Gazda and John R. Clarke Villas on the Bay of Naples: The Ancient Setting of Oplontis- Elaine K. Gazda   PART I: destruction, discovery, reconstruction The Geological Landscape of Oplontis and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius- Nayla Kabazi Muntasser and Giovanni Di Maio From the Archives to the Field: Revisiting Villa A and Oplontis B- John R. Clarke Ten Seasons of Excavation at Oplontis (2006–2015)- Ivo van der Graaff Digital Imaging at Oplontis- John R. Clarke, Richard Beacham, Andrew Coulson,Timothy Liddell, and Marcus Abbott   part ii: Leisure and Luxury in viLLa a “of poppaea” Framing Views in Villa A: From the Late Republic to the Age of Nero- Michael L. Thomas Layered Histories: The Wall Painting Styles and Painters of VillaA - Regina Gee The Gardens and Garden Paintings of Villa A- Bettina Bergmann Luxury in Fantasy and Reality: Exotic Marble in Villa A- Lynley J. McAlpine Marble Floors and Paneled Walls in the East Wing of Villa A- Simon J. Barker The Cost of Luxury: Procurement and Labor for the Marble Décor of Villa A- J. Clayton Fant and Simon J. Barker Calculating the Manpower for the Marble Décor of the Villa- Simon J. Barker Mutable Meanings in the Sculpture from Villa A- Elaine K. Gazda and Matthew C. Naglak Thinking about Roman Slaves at Villa A- Sandra R. Joshel and Lauren Hackworth Petersen   part iii: coMMerce and WeaLth Oplontis B and the Wine Industry in the Vesuvian Area - Michael L. Thomas Working and Living in Oplontis B: Material Perspectives on Trade and Consumption -Jennifer L. Muslin Luxury, Adornment, and Identity: The Skeletons and Jewelry from Oplontis B- Courtney A. Ward   part iv : objects in the exhibition Leisure and Luxury in Villa A “of Poppaea” Commerce and Wealth at Oplontis B   Appendix: Villa A Publication Plan (as of August 2015) Timeline, Notes Glossary / Historical People and Places Bibliography, Contributors to the Volume Index