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[[File:Secondo Complesso (Stabia) WLM 003.JPG|thumb|Portico, Second Complex]]
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The so-called Second Complex is a ''villa otium'' located on the edge of the Varano hill between the Villa del Pastore and Villa Arianna and separated by a narrow alley from the latter which because of its proximity is often confused as the same villa. The site was explored for the first time in 1762 by [[Karl Weber (archaeologist)|Karl Weber]], in 1775 by
The villa consists of two areas, the oldest around the peristyle which was built around the first century BC and the later part, probably widening or merging of an existing structure, dating back to the imperial age. The peristyle has a [[portico]] on three sides and different areas including an [[oecus]] (lost following a landslide), and several scenic areas that looked out on the sea. On the west side there is a square fish pond with lead pipes and water spouts. The south side is a pseudo-portico adorned with columns resting on a wall, behind which lies the baths that includes a [[caldarium]] with a bathtub, a [[tepidarium]] also with tub and garden and a [[laconicum]] with domed roof and a kitchen. On the north side next to Ariana Villa are a [[triclinium]], a [[cubiculum]].
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Most of the villa's objects were taken away by the Bourbons, as well as part of the black and white geometric [[tessellated]] pavement; however the black walls in the ''third style'' are well preserved.
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File:Secondo complesso 22.JPG|Second Complex
File:Villa Arianna - Affresco.jpg|Fresco, Villa Arianna
File:Secondo Complesso (Stabia) WLM 029.JPG|Fragments from Second Complex
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