Resumen de La villa romana nel Castello di Baia: un riesame del contesto
We present here a reconsideration, on stratigraphic and stylistic foundations, of the decorative elements of the late Republican installations uncovered in the Knight’s Pavilion of the Aragonese castle at Baia. An examination of the plan demonstrates that the installation is the result of a uniform construction project based on proportional and symmetrical units that present a different design from the atrium villa, through the absence of a vestibulum and fauces. The examination of the opus signinum and tile pavements, of comparable style with examples from Pompeii and Ostia dated on the basis of the stratigraphy, suggests a homogenous decorative paving scheme with a chronology from 60 to 50 BC. The wall painted in the second style is of the same phase as the pavement in terrace above. The decoration recalls the formal repertoire of the second style in phase IB at Beyen. It has portrayals that are very similar to those present in well-known late-Republican houses and villas of Pompeiii and of its pagus, compared with which it presents quality and freshness in its stylistic rendering, as well as originality in its depiction of some motifs of the repertoire.
