Adrees Latif, Exterior of Al-Masjid an-Nabawī (the Prophet's Mosque) in Medina, Reuters, 2001
A nighttime exterior shot of the Al-Masjid an-Nabawī, or the Prophet's Mosque, in Medina. The massive structure is built on the site of Muhammad's…
Tags: Islam, Medina, mosques, Muhammad, Prophet's Mosque, Saudi Arabia
Alba Calzado, 1997, Plan of "Casa de los Marmoles" Domus, Emerita, Hispania (4th; 5th-6th centuries CE), 1997
These are plans of the so-called "Casa de los Marmoles" domus in Emerita, Hispania. The trapezoidal design had to accommodate available space,…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Casa, Casa de los Marmoles, Cities, Domestic Living, Domus, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Hispania, House, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, spain, Urbanism
Anna Leone, Reuse of Amphitheatres at Sabratha and Lepcis Magna as Domestic Spaces, 2007
These diagrams depict the subdivision of amphitheatres in the North African cities of Sabratha (top) and Lepcis Magna (bottom) into domiciles for…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Domus, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, late antique, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Medieval, Monuments, North Africa, Reuse, roman empire, Sabratha, Society, Urbanism, Villa
Laura & Alessandro, Insula Dianae in Ostia, Italy, Flickr, 16 February 2009
An image of the Insula Dianae, an example of insula construction dating to the second century CE within Ostia.
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Villa del Casale (Renovation), Piazza Armerina, Sicily, 2011
This is an aerial shot of Villa del Casale taken by helicopter, now being reconstructed. One can see some of the reconstructed roof as well as the…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Domus, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Housing, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Sicily, Society, Urbanism, Villa
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Exposed Canals Under Peristyle of Villa del Casale, 2011
This photo was taken in the midst of the excavation of the central peristyle, uncovering the canal system needed to supply the courtyard's many…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Canals, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Domus, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Sicily, Society, Urbanism, Villa, water
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Palestra Floor Mosaic, Adjoining the Villa Bathhouse, 2011
This mosaic adorned the floor of the palestra, or rectangular court meant for exercise or bathing, adjoining the bathhouse of the villa. The mosaic…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Byzantium, Circus Maximus, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Mosaic, roman empire, Sicily, Society, Urbanism
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Hercules in Dionysian Garb in Triclinium of Villa del Casale, 2011
Seen on the wall of the triclinium, or dining area, beyond the oval peristyle, this mosaic depicted the "apotheosis of Hercules" unusually shown here…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Domus, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Hercules, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Sicily, Society, Urbanism, Villa, Villa del Casale
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, "Great Hunt" Mosaic Depiction of Owners of Villa, 2011
In a close-up of the "Great Hunt" mosaic, placed in the corridor between the rectangular peristyle and the basilica, one can see two men, probably the…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Byzantium, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Mosaic, roman empire, Sicily, Society, Urbanism, Villa del Casale
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Close-Up of "Great Hunt" Mosaic Showing the Capture of A Tiger, 2011
Also in the "Great Hunt" mosaic, this close-up shows a very peculiar form of capturing Indian tigers for use in the games. The tiger, before capture,…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Animals, Art, Byzantium, Cities, Culture, Domestic Living, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Mosaic, roman empire, Sicily, Society, Urbanism, Villa del Casale
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