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 * Name of article: (link) Villa of Livia
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. The statue of Augustus that is found in this Villa was one of the first pieces we looked at that really caught my attention in class and I wanted to learn where it was found and what it was found with.

Lead

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 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? First sentence gives context of where the Villa is located. Also mentions who owned the house and its historical background as Livia Drusilla's was one of Augustus's wives.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? This article is quite short and the Lead does not outline the two other paragraphs. However it does give context to the location of the Villa. What is inside the Villa is mentioned in the article later.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The information is relevant to the topic.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Quite concise. Focuses a lot on the location, however, good details about the areas significance is mentioned.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes. This article is thorough in its description of the location of the Villa as well as the layout of the house, and items that were discovered there.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, this content was last edited on September 11th.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? All the content here is relevant to the topic. A bit more could be said about the art work found there and the style of that art work/ when they think it was created.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? Yes. This article is completely fact based. It is hard to have a bias on this topic which makes the content in the article neutral and relatively accurate.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? It does not. It states facts about the location of Villa of Livia and mentions what art was discovered there.

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes. All sources in this article are cited.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? I think the sources are very thorough and scholarly. It is difficult to find this much about a landmark without consulting good secondary sources and the ones I opened look thorough.
 * Are the sources current? Most sources are coming from the twenty first century which is pretty up to date. There is one source from 1955 which is an outlier but the pertaining information is about the layout of the house which is not biased.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Both internal and external links work.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, this article was very short and to the point. The writers did not dwell on one topic for too long and provided accurate facts that explores a few topics on Villa of Livia: location, artwork, layout.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? None that I could see
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, the information is grouped into three distinct topics: The main overview, Rediscovery, and Refrences.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes. A portrait of the statue of Augustus is at the top, one of the most famous finds at the site. There are also a few portraits of artwork found in the house.
 * Are images well-captioned? The first image is of a room of art work and has no caption. Other than that, the images are well captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? All photos except for the image with no heading adheres to the copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes except I think all the art should be placed together instead of having the image of the statue of Augustus in between two art photographs.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is within the scope of WikiProject Architecture
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It is much more focused on the Villa itself and not the art inside. Although it does mention the artistic pieces found inside, the article itself is not about art.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Short but good.
 * What are the article's strengths? Very clear, gives historical context, gives landmarks
 * How can the article be improved? more emphasis on what art was found there, where in the Villa it was found, in what condition, what the purpose of the art was at the time
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it is well developed. This article is about a place not about an art piece. I think a way to improve this article would be to discuss the art found there and its grounding.

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