Villa Regina, Boscoreale. Villa excavated 1977-80.

Surrounding land excavated 1980, 1982 and 1983.

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Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Room 3. Cistern area.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Window into room 4, cubiculum, looking south.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Looking west along corridor towards room 5 cubiculum.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale, May 2006. Looking east along north portico of room P.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. July 2010. Room 6, looking west along north portico room P.

Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Room P, portico looking south-west across cella vinaria room 6.

 

18 dolia at Villa Regina, Boscoreale. May 2006. Room 6, cella vinaria.

After the grapes were pressed, the juice of the grapes was fermented in these dolia embedded in the courtyard.

According to the Boscoreale Antiquarium, this villa was used exclusively for the production of wine.

This is shown by the presence of a torcularium and a cella vinaria.

Paleo-botanic research has shown the presence of a vineyard which has today been replanted.

 

18 dolia at Villa Regina, Boscoreal. December 2006. Room 6, looking south-east across cella vinaria.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. July 2010. Room 6, looking south-east. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. July 2010. Room 6, looking west across courtyard.

Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Room 6, trough between pillars in south-west corner near room 3.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006.

Looking north across room 7, calcatorium at the front, towards room 8, torcularium at the rear.

The calcatorium is the area where grapes were trodden prior to a final pressing with the torcularia or wine press.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. May 2006.

Looking west towards plaster cast of remains of wine press, or torcularia.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. May 2006. Room 7, calcatorium west end.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Room 7, calcatorium north-east corner, with altar and paintings.

 

Villa Regina, Boscoreale. December 2006. Room 7, north-east corner.

Remains of a painting of Bacchus between two open doors.

 

 

 

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