The Real Housewives of the Vesuvian Coast with Danielle Oteri
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Wealthy Romans who were required to act conservative and austere in Rome would vacation on the Vesuvian coast, an ancient version of Las Vegas or Miami.
The Villa Oplontis in the town of Torre Annunziata is a stunning view into the world of Pompeii’s wealthy citizens at the time of the city’s destruction. Rumored to have once been occupied by Nero’s wife Poppea, the Villa is one of the most active sites for archeologists in Italy.
This conversation will take you inside, to see the zebra painted walls that designated the routes the servants could walk, the infinity pool once lined with fish tanks where revelers could choose their dinner, and the neighboring warehouse where osteo-archaeologists are studying the remains of the people who died there while waiting to be rescued by boat.
Led by Danielle Oteri, an expert on art, food and history of Southern Italy, this interactive seminar will educate listeners to this unusual and intriguing topic. Designed to inform curiosity as well as future travels, participants will come away with a vivid picture of life in Pompeii during the 1st century C.E.
Danielle Oteri is an expert on Roman, medieval and Renaissance art. She was a Lecturer at the Met Cloisters for fifteen years and has been Program Director of the International Center of Medieval Art since 2008. Danielle has written about art, history, food and travel for Conde Nast Traveler, Gothamist, NPR and Roads & Kingdoms. She is the founder of Feast on History and Arthur Avenue Food Tours.
This conversation is suitable for all ages
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
A fascinating lecture with wonderful updated material and information which really shed light on the topic, accurate dating and what life was really like. I particularly liked Danielle's personal tips on taking the trains, talking to locals, etc. Danielle did a great job of making the topic engaging.
It was a fun topic and the pace was great! I loved how she connected history that is 2000 years old to current conversations in archaeology.
The format is great, lots of variety, fantastic experts. It’s a great way to keep learning and exploring places and topics.
In general I recommend this system very much, but it depends on the lecturer... I find that the lecturer had an ennervating voice, jokinng all the time and the pictures were very bad.: I've been in that area very many times and my photos would have been much better for this presentation.... That was a shame, with the beauty of those places...!!! One couldn't really understand all her diction either