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The Grotto of Diana at the Villa D'Este outside of Rome will open to visitors in May after being closed for 40 years.
The name “Hyacinthus,” believed to be the name of the villa’s owner ... about the discovery of this massive mosaic, read ...
The remains of one of the largest villas in Roman Britain can be viewed during a series of special open days following renovations to the roof that keeps its historic mosaics safe. North Leigh ...
Over the course of 3,000 years, Tunisia has been home to many civilizations, and there's no better place to encounter them than at the National Bardo Museum. Housed in a former Beylic palace ...
Wealthy Romans'villa-farms and town houses had mosaic flooring in important rooms. Two complete mosaics, found during excavations at Magnis in 1912-13, are displayed in the stairwell of the museum.
The interiors of Roman villas were often lavishly decorated with painted walls and mosaic floors, and examples are found across the Roman Empire including Britain. Brading Roman Villa on the Isle ...
What kind of room was this mosaic in? We just don't know. In grand Roman villas the room with the best mosaic was usually the dining room, but in this case that seems unlikely. There was no under ...
MONA LISA OF THE GALILEE One of the more exciting discoveries that we made at Sepphoris was a magnificent Roman villa with a gorgeous, gorgeous mosaic on its floor in a banquet hall. And this ...
create some mosaic art and build your own Roman villa. You don't even need your own slaves to do it! This simple introduction to the Romans and how they changed Britain will set the scene before ...