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• 1. 1. The Roman villa: source texts and archaeological evidence
     1. What is a villa?
     2. Antiquarians and archaeologists
     3. The villa in Roman Gaul
  2. 2. Loupian, a villa in Gallia Narbonensis
     1. A Roman estate on the plains of Languedoc
     2. Farming along the Mediterranean
     3. Farms in the 1st century BCE
     4. Wine-growing villas in the Early Roman Empire
     5. The residence in Late Antiquity
     6. An archaeological site for the public
     7. 3D reconstructions of Loupian
     8. Virtual visit
  3. 3. The villa in the provinces of Gaul
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3D reconstructions of Loupian

The farm in the early 1st century CE

1. The poor state of preservation of the archaeological vestiges meant that archaeologists were unable to reconstitute all of the structures
2. First building for storing harvests and agricultural products
3. An example of food crops being cultivated near the main building for housing workers on the newly constituted estate
4. Reconstruction of building
5. Grain crops were in evidence starting from the initial occupation of the site (mid-1st century BCE)
6. An initial vineyard is attested to during this period

A productive villa of the Early Empire

1. Extension of the wine-growing domain for large-scale trade
2. A building likely reached as far as here, but currently there are no archaeological traces that bear this out
3. Baths
4. Wine warehouse: building used for wine production
5. Pars fructuaria
6. Outbuilding in the pars rustica
7. Outbuilding in the pars urbana
8. Outbuilding in the pars urbana
9. Summer apartments
10. Winter apartments
11. Peristyle
12. Worker housing
13. Courtyard of the pars fructuaria
14. Courtyard of the pars rustica
15. Courtyard of the pars urbana
16. Wine press

The villa in Late Antiquity

1. The quarters for workers have disappeared. Nothing more would be built in this area
2. Garden
3. Baths and latrines
4. Reception area of the villa
5. Residence: the major outlines of the 1st century residence are unchanged
6. A new winemaking installation, including a press and a wine warehouse
7. Cowshed

The villa in Late Antiquity

1. Mosaics
2. Structure with a single courtyard
3. Hypothetical reconstruction of the villa. Given the current state of our knowledge, we are unable to be more precise
4. More activity is devoted to annual crops, and less space is given over to vineyards