Explore Herculaneum's  Villa of the Papyri
Channel: Darius Arya Digs
Date: 2020-10-01

The Villa of the Papyri is a legendary site in the archaeological park of Herculaneum.  Darius will take you behind the scenes of the location to a spot recently excavated.  The site was first explored by Karl Weber in the 18th century.  The spectacular finds from the villa (possibly owned by Julius Caesar's  father-in-law, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus) include bronzes (now in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples), frescoes, and 1800 carbonized Greek papyri scrolls.  The library. the only ancient Roman library to have been found to date, gave the name to the site, which was copied for the Getty Villa in Malibu, California.  On the occasion of the exhibit on the Ville of the Papyri in 2019, Darius collaborated with the Herculaneum Archaeological park and Mailbu Getty to create this unique view of the section of the villa recently excavated and still closed to the public.  It is also a chance to explore some of the tunnels that Karl Weber created to make his way through the site, still unearthed. This video gives you a real sense of the material that was deposited from Vesuvius, covering the site.  Join in the exploration! 

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