The ancient Roman world saw the rise and expansion of large-scale, estate-based agriculture, and at the heart of this system lay a very special institution – the villa.
Excavation of one of these large estates, the Villa Loupian in France’s Languedoc province, provides a glimpse of rural life in Roman Gaul. We see traces of the great landowners, who divided their time between otium (time for relaxation and study) and negotium (the world of business), as well as their massive estates, run by a small army of slaves.
A new website from France’s Ministry of Culture and Communication takes visitors inside the Villa Loupian, offering never-before-seen 3D reconstructions, a virtual tour of the estate as it changed through the centuries, and panoramic views of the superb polychrome mosaics from Late Antiquity that were uncovered.
A uniquely- designed interface allows users to explore a rural residence and estate that have been painstakingly excavated and studied. A wealth of data, complemented by a rich collection of media is presented in such a way as to make it accessible to a wide audience.
Visitors can learn about the ever-changing field of Gallo-Roman villa research, the most recent findings and the variety of architectural styles found throughout the three provinces that made up Roman Gaul.
Designed by Christophe Pellecuer, curator with the Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Cultural Affairs Directorate, the new web site is a shining example of a partnership between the State, local authorities and the collection of communities north of the Etang de Thau.
A multi-disciplinary team of archaeologists, conservators, architects and mediators worked together to study and preserve the villa’s remains and present them to the public at the on-site museum.
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