Books

Clarke, John R. and Nayla K. Muntasser, eds. Oplontis: Villa A (“of Poppaea”) at Torre Annunziata, Italy (50 B.C.-A.D. 79). Volume 2. The Decorations: Painting, Stucco, Pavements, Sculptures. New York: The Humanities E-Book Series of the American Council of Learned Societies, 2019. Open Access permanent link: https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs/tb09j7416

Clarke, John R.  and Nayla K. Muntasser, eds. Oplontis: Villa A (“of Poppaea”) at Torre Annunziata, Italy (50 B.C.-A.D. 79). Volume 1. The Ancient Setting and Modern Rediscovery. New York: The Humanities E-Book Series of the American Council of Learned Societies, 2014. Open Access permanent link: https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs/tb09j7416?locale=en

Gazda, Elaine K., and John R. Clarke, eds. Leisure & Luxury in the Age of Nero: The Villas of Oplontis near Pompeii. Kelsey Museum Publication 14. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, 2016.

Marasco, Vincenzo. Torre Annunziata – Oplontis. Repertorio bibliografico. Ausilio per lo studio storico, civico e archeologico del territorio, a cura del Centro Studi Storici “Nicolò d’Alagno.” Tricase: YouCanPrint, 2018.

Muslin, Jennifer L. “Between Farm and Table: Oplontis B and the Dynamics of Amphora Packaging, Design, and Reuse on the Bay of Naples.” Dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 2019.

Articles

Clarke, John R., Giovanni Di Maio, Jennifer Muslin, Alessandra Pecci, Michael L. Thomas, Ivo van der Graaff.  “Oplontis: The Ancient Landscape, the Structures, and their Relationship with the Resources of the Vesuvian Region.” In Extra Moenia: Abitare il territorio della regione vesuviana. Vesuviana. Ricerche e Studi, 1. Edited by Antonella Coralini, 165-175. Bologna: Scienze e Lettere, 2021.

Clarke, John R., “From Frescoes to Marbles at Oplontis Villa A: Paradigm of Elite Taste 50 B.C.-A.D. 79.” In Picta Fragmenta: La pittura vesuviana, Una rilettura. International Conference, Naples, 13-15 September 2018. Edited by Paolo Giulierini, Antonella Coralini, and Valeria Sampaolo, 177-189. Milan: Silvana Editoriale, 2020.

Clarke, John R., “The Three Contexts Provided by the Oplontis 3D Model: Real-Time Viewing, Database Exploration, and Reconstruction.” In Context and Meaning. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference of the Association Internationale pour la Peinture Murale Antique, Athens, September 16-20, 2013. BABESCH Supplement 31. Edited by Eric M. Moormann and Stephan T.A.M. Mols, 307-313. Leuven: Peeters, 2017.

Clarke, John R., Ivo van der Graaff, Jennifer L. Muslin, Michael L. Thomas, Paul Wilkinson, and Nayla K. Muntasser. “Preliminary Notes on Two Seasons of Research at Oplontis B (2014-2015).” Fasti Online Documents & Research (FOLD&R). September 2016. Permalink: http://www.fastionline.org/docs/FOLDER-it-2016-362.pdf

Clarke, John R., and Simon Barker. “Evidence for Wooden Wall Revetment and Marble Decoration in Diaeta 78 at Villa A (“of Poppaea”) at Oplontis (Torre Annunziata, Italy).” In Atti del XII Colloquio AIEMA (Association Internationale pour l’Ètude de la Mosaïque Antique), Venice, 11-15 September 2012, edited by Giordana Trovabene, 501-504. Verona: Scripta, 2015.

Clarke, John R. “Retrieving the Decorative Program of Villa A (‘of Poppaea’) at Oplontis (Torre Annunziata, Italy): How Orphaned Fragments Find a Home in the Virtual-Reality 3D Model.” In Beyond Iconography: Materials, Methods, and Meaning in Ancient Surface Decoration. Selected Papers in Ancient Art and Architecture, edited by Sarah Lepinski and Susanna McFadden, 1: 97-108. Boston: Archaeological Institute of America, 2015.

Clarke, John R., Stefano De Caro, and Adele Lagi. “Oplontis e Le Sue Ville.” In Città Vesuviane : Antichità e Fortuna : Il Suburbio e l’agro di Pompei, Ercolano, Oplontis e Stabiae, edited by Pietro Giovanni Guzzo and Gianluca Tagliamonte, 142–55. Roma: Treccani editrice, 2015.

Clarke, John R. “Reconstructing the Missing Elements of the Second-Style Program at Oplontis, Villa A.” In Antike Malerei zwischen Lokalstil und Zeitstil. Akten des XI. Internationales Kolloquiums der AIPMA. Ephesos/Selçuk 13-17 September 2010, edited by Norbert Zimmermann, 83-87. Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2014. Open Access: http://hw.oeaw.ac.at/7658-9?frames=yes

Clarke, John R. “A Virtual Villa.” Apollo 179, no. 617 (February 2014): 48-53.

Clarke, John R. “Sketching and Scaling in the Second-Style Frescoes of Oplontis and Boscoreale.” In La villa romaine de Boscoreale et ses fresques, edited by Alix Barbet and Annie Verbanck-Piérard, 199-209. Paris: Éditions Errance, 2013.

Clarke, John R., and Lea Cline. “New Light on Mosaic Metrics: Research at Villa A, Torre Annunziata, Italy (50 B.C.-A.D. 79.” In Acts of the XI International Colloquium on Ancient Mosaics. Association Internationale pour l’Etude de la Mosaïque Antique. Bursa 2009, edited by Mustafa Sahin, 247-257. Istanbul: Zero Books, 2011.

Clarke, John R. “The Oplontis Project (2005-2008).” In Vesuviana: Archeologie a confronto. Atti del Convegno Internazionale. Bologna, 14-16 January 2008, edited by Antonella Coralini, 427-430. Bologna: Ante Quem, 2010.

Pecci, Alessandra, John R. Clarke, Michael L. Thomas, Jennifer L. Muslin, Ivo van der Graaff, Luana Toniolo, Domenico Miriello, Gino Crisci, Mauro Buonincontri, and Gaetano Di Pasquale. “Use and Reuse of Amphorae. Wine residues in Dressel 2-4 amphorae from Oplontis Villa B (Torre Annunziata, Italy).” Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 12 (2017): 515–521. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.02.025

Thomas, Michael L. “Oplontis B: A Center for the Export and Distribution of Vesuvian Wine.” Journal of Roman Archaeology 28 (2013): 403-413.

Thomas, Michael L., Ivo van der Graaff, and Paul Wilkinson. “The Oplontis Project 2012-13: A Report of Excavations at Oplontis B.” Fasti Online Documents & Research (FOLD&R), 2013. http://www.fastionline.org/docs/FOLDER-it-2013-295.pdf

Thomas, Michael L., and John R. Clarke. “Water Features, the Atrium, and the Coastal Setting of Villa A at Torre Annunziata,” Journal of Roman Archaeology 24 (2011): 370-381.

Thomas, Michael L. and John R. Clarke. “Evidence of Demolition and Remodeling at Villa A at Oplontis (Villa of Poppaea) after A.D. 45.” Journal of Roman Archaeology 22 (2009): 201-209.

Thomas, Michael L. and John R. Clarke. “The Oplontis Project, 2005-2006: New Evidence for the Building History and Decorative Programs at Villa A, Torre Annunziata.” In Nuove ricerche archeologiche nell’area vesuviana (scavi 2003-2006). Atti del Convegno Internazionale, Roma 1-3 febbraio 2007, edited by Maria Paola Guidobaldi, 465-471. Rome: “L’Erma” di Bretschneider, 2008.

Thomas, Michael L. and John R. Clarke. “The Oplontis Project 2005-6: Observations on the Construction History of Villa A at Torre Annunziata.” Journal of Roman Archaeology 20 (2007): 222-232.

van der Graaff, Ivo, Regina Gee, Jennifer L. Muslin, and John R. Clarke. “The Row Houses at Oplontis.” Journal of Roman Archaeology 33 (2020): 113-128.

van der Graaff, Ivo, Michael L. Thomas, Paul Wilkinson, Jennifer L. Muslin, John R. Clarke, Nayla Muntasser, and Giovanni Di Maio. “First Results of Three Seasons of Excavation at Oplontis B (2016-18).” Fasti Online Documents & Research (FOLD&R), 2019. http://www.fastionline.org/docs/FOLDER-it-2019-430.pdf

van der Graaff, Ivo, Nayla Muntasser, John R. Clarke, Paul Wilkinson, Michael L. Thomas, and Jennifer L. Muslin. “Preliminary Notes on Two Seasons of Research at Oplontis B (2014-2015).” Fasti Online Documents & Research (FOLD&R), 2016. http://www.fastionline.org/docs/FOLDER-it-2016-362.pdf