Stabiae, Villa di Arianna or
Villa Arianna or Villa di Varano A.
Excavated 1757-1762, 1777-1778, 1950-1962.
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Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room G and terrace, west wall and window onto Portico H, and steps to lower areas, on right.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December
2023. Looking west along north portico, from north-east corner. Photo courtesy
of Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Looking west from north-east
corner of portico H. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021.
Looking west through window onto Portico H and the large
peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Looking west through window onto Portico H and the large peristyle.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Western end of large
peristyle/palestra. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December 2023.
Looking north towards Vesuvius from west end of
large peristyle/palestra. Photo
courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
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Villa Arianna, June 2019. Looking west across large peristyle/palestra. Photo
courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, May 2010. Portico H and the large peristyle/palestra, looking west. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, May 2010. Official description of the peristyle/palestra. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Steps from loggia 54 down to lower areas.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015.
Looking east from steps towards terrace B on left, and loggia 54 outside of the rooms of the Villa, on right.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, 1968.
Looking east along terrace B and loggia 54. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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Stabiae, Villa Arianna, 1968.
Looking from the loggia down the steps to lower floor and to the original sea-shore. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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Stabiae, Villa Arianna, 1968. Looking north towards Vesuvius. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. North-east corner of large
peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Portico H, north-east corner with remains of rooms P, Q and V, right of centre.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Looking west along terrace B towards remains of rooms P, Q
and V, at rear of north-east corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Looking towards remains of corridor I and rooms P, Q and V,
at rear of north-east corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Looking towards remains of east wall of room P, at north end of portico H.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Looking west across area of rooms P, Q and V.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Portico H, looking south-west across area of peristyle, from north-east corner.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Looking down steps on west side of terraces with corridor I on the left.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015.
Three terraces (loggia 54, lower terrace B and lowest terrace C) enjoying the view of Castellammare di Stabia.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Looking north across Castellammare towards Vesuvius.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015.
Looking north-west down onto Castellammare from Villa and area of Via Nocera station, top left.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, 1976. Looking north across towards Vesuvius. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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Villa Arianna, 1976. Looking towards the windowed exedra, room A.
In front of the fine rooms of the Villa, designed to take advantage of the view, was a portico but only one column remained from it, and a balustrade.
On the right, at the side of the balustrade, the steps and a ramp would have led down to the two terraces and to the seashore.
Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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According to Wilhelmina,
“There is a series of rooms arranged in a row overlooking the sea, built on a terrace buttressed by an arcaded wall.
A large triclinium with a painting of the marriage of Dionysus and Ariadne gave the villa its name.
The long loggia with rooms opening toward the sea is typical of the many maritime villas found along the coast.”
See Jashemski, W. F., 1979. The Gardens of Pompeii. New York: Caratzas. (p.333)
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015.
Terrace C, with vaulted areas supporting terrace B, centre. On the right is the loggia 54.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Terrace C, looking towards the vaulted areas under terrace B.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, May 2010. Terrace C, looking towards the south wall with vaulted areas. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Villa Arianna, April 2005. Looking east towards arched wall below terrace B. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Steps down to terrace C.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Looking south-east across terrace B to the loggia 54 with fine views from the rooms.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Looking south towards the rooms at the top of the stairs, rooms A, D, E, F and G.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Looking south-east towards room A in centre of loggia 54.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Looking towards doorways to rooms at eastern end of loggia 54.
Villa Arianna, 1976.
Terrace C looking east towards arched wall with terrace B. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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