CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Oplontis, Otium, Poppaea Sabina
13 May 2016
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Otium = leisure, free time, peace (of mind) Otium = quiet contemplation, pursuit of the arts (poetry) at his own pace, away from the crowds of the city, with privacy of his farm. Best done in the country, at a villa. ), oplontis original date ca mid 1st c. bc. There were bath complexes, where they had a series of rooms that you move through for bathing. Picutre: atrium w. 2nd style painting, villa a at oplontis. Picture: 2nd style wall painting, atrium, villa a at oplontis (high second style, or most developed) it replicates real architecture. It tries to show depth so that it makes the room looks better. It"s meant to open up a vista, to open up the interior. It is usually a theatre background or in an hellenistic palace. Triclinium (room 14): found in the 60s, they are meant to look like they are in gold foil. Picture: peristyle in working part of villa a, oplontis.
