Oplontis
Among the Vesuvian archaeological sites buried by the catastrophic eruption of 79 AD, Oplontis arguably offers the most significant monumental evidence of Pompeii’s suburban landscape.
The Roman structures uncovered since the Bourbon excavations in present-day Torre Annunziata pertain to a genuine peripheral urban center, falling under the administrative jurisdiction of Pompeii.
Oplontis stands out for its two monumental complexes, each with a different function: Villa A (commonly known as the Villa of Poppaea), a grand and luxurious private residence, and Villa B (attributed to L. Crassius Tertius), currently closed to the public, which functioned as a rural estate focused on the production and processing of agricultural goods, particularly wine and oil.