Tag: mosaic

  • Vineyard Mosaic In Italy

    Reading Time: < 1 minute A few years ago we read about a vineyard where people had been digging. They discovered a vineyard that was well preserved. At least with a vineyard above there is no chance of a plow or other tool damaging the mosaic.

  • The Romans in Croatia

    Reading Time: < 1 minute When you walk in specific European cities you find that history is either very visible, or hidden just beneath the surface. In Rome and other places, every time someone digs they find ruins. As in the images below we see that the same is true, in this instance of Hvar,…

  • A Gladiator Mosaic at Santa Maria Nova

    Reading Time: < 1 minute I have walked more than once along the Via Appia but I don’t remember seeing this mosaic. It shows a gladiator with a trident. The name of a gladiator equipped in this manner is Retiarius. Next time you are on the Appian Way consider visiting this Roman Villa, along with…

  • A Lebanese Mosaic

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  • Spoonley Wood Roman Villa and Mosaic

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Roman remains may be found and excavated but sometimes nature reclaims them. These ruins were discovered in 1882 but nature returned and hid them safely away again. Such tweets should inspire archeological departments, and film and TV or BA Media Studies to document the process of re-excavating these ruins, with…