The senses tell the Quadrangular Peristyle

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A line of armed men for an important Dominus

While moving through the corridor of the quadrangular peristyle we can distinguish, especially on the southern wall, [approfondimenti id="33526" testo_link="fresco"] writing, applied over an earlier fresco, which contains male figures inserted individually in large squares. All are standing, face on...
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The catalogue of animals

The choice of subjects and scenes that animate the floor decorations of the Villa Romana del Casale is not random. A precise iconographic program was skilfully translated by groups of workers, even from North Africa, who used their knowledge to enrich the models already used by mosaicists on the isl...
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A hidden meaning

The search for clues continues by observing, in the floor decoration of the peristyle, the ends of the panels containing the laurel wreaths with animal heads. The repeated presence of an ivy leaf and a bird suggests a hidden meaning; in the Roman world artistic compositions often became a treasure c...
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A large colonnaded portico, a place of connection between the rooms

The large colonnaded portico connects the rooms in the central nucleus of the late antiquity residence, enriched in the centre by an open-air courtyard and a fountain with three pools. This vast space, embellished with mosaic decoration populated by [approfondimenti id="33507" testo_link="protomes"]...
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