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Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, "Great Hunt" Mosaic Depiction of Owners of Villa
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
Sergej Marsnjak, Amphitheater of Lepcis Magna
Sergej Marsnjak, Amphitheater of Lepcis Magna, April 2009
The Roman amphitheater of Lepcis Magna, located near the present-day city of Khoms in Libya. During the late antique era, the structure was divided…
Tags: amphitheatre, Cities, Culture, Entertainment, Lepcis Magna, Lybia, Nero, roman, roman empire
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Close-Up of "Great Hunt" Mosaic Showing the Capture of A Tiger
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
Cover of American Journal of Archaeology 105, no. 3
Cover of American Journal of Archaeology 105, no. 3
Glenn R. Storey, "Regionaries-Type Insulae 1: Architectural/Residential Units at Ostia" American Journal of Archaeology 105 no. 3 (July 2001):…
Cover of Expedition 53, no. 2
Cover of Expedition 53, no. 2
Pensabene, Patrizio and Enrico Gallocchio. "The Villa del Casale of Piazza Armerina." Expedition53, no. 2 (2011): 29-37.
Domestic Reuse of Isis Temple in Baelo, Hispania
Domestic Reuse of Isis Temple in Baelo, Hispania
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Exposed Canals Under Peristyle of Villa del Casale
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
Adrees Latif, Exterior of Al-Masjid an-Nabawī (the Prophet's Mosque) in Medina
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
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Female Athletic Competition Mosaic at Villa de Casale
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Female Athletic Competition Mosaic at Villa de Casale, 2011
This mosaic, built over an older geometric mosaic, depicts a female athletic competition. This scene reflects on the villa's owner as sponsor of these…
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, Sports, Urbanism, Villa del Casale, Women
