It is one of just three known mosaics of its kind in the world, according to Anthony Beeson, an expert on Roman and Greek architecture and art. Archaeologist Matt Nichol described it as "second to ...
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This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover ...
Local officials said scholars first found evidence of a villa at the site more than a century ago A Roman mosaic floor has been discovered under a vineyard in northern Italy after decades of ...
Earlier this month, they stumbled upon the remains of a Roman house with a mosaic floor that appears to have been built sometime between the 2nd and 4th century C.E. Sicilians have born witness to ...
A stunning floor mosaic that once adorned an ancient Roman villa has been unearthed ... similarly sized pieces of tile to create a pattern, artists would “[cut] shapes to fit the component ...