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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
A cargo worker at Ostia
A cargo worker at Ostia
The relief is currently a part of the collection of the Museo Nazionale Romano alle Terme di Diocleziano (Baths of Diocletian), inv. number 56425.
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Byzantium, Cities, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Harbors, Inscription, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Ostia, roman empire, Trade, Urbanism
Marie-Lan Nguyen, Circus Race Marble Relief
Marie-Lan Nguyen, Circus Race Marble Relief, 2009
Tags: Animal, Art, Athletics, Chariot, Circus, City, Competition, Decoration, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Horse, Horse Racing, Late Antiquity, Marble, People, Race Track, Racing, Relief, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Stone, Urbanism
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
Carole Raddato, Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor
Carole Raddato, Detail of Gladiator Mosaic Floor, 18 November 2012
Gladiators were often prisoners of war, criminals, salves, volunteers, and sometimes even women. Early battles were fought until the death, but later…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Bad Kreuznach, Byzantium, Cities, Colosseum, Combat, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Fight, Germany, Gladiator, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Monuments, Mosaic, roman empire, Spectacle, Sport, Urbanism
Detail of Great Circus Mosaic, Piazza Armerina
Detail of Great Circus Mosaic, Piazza Armerina
This 4th century CE mosaic depicts a victorious charioteer and trumpeter. Located in the Villa Romana del Casale, it shows that the enchantment of…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Athletics, Byzantium, Chariot, Circus, Cities, City, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Hippodrome, Horse, Horse Racing, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Mosaic, People, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism
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
Carole Raddatto, Gladiator Mosaic Floor
Carole Raddatto, Gladiator Mosaic Floor, 18 November 2012
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Bad Kreuznach, Cities, Colosseum, Combat, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Fight, Germany, Gladiator, Home, late antique, Late Antiquity, Monuments, Mosaic, roman empire, Sport, Urbanism, Violence
Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, Palestra Floor Mosaic, Adjoining the Villa Bathhouse
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