The paths of virus, a reflection of the Dominus

Moving through the rooms of the late antiquity residence is like going on a journey that, through the realistic or mythical protagonist figures of the mosaics, tackles the theme of [approfondimenti id="33769" testo_link="virtus"]. Mythology and reality intertwine to represent the manifestation of p...
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Is the profile of the dominus hidden among the scenes depicted in the mosaics?

The large number of mosaics decorating the rooms of the Villa del Casale and the variety of subjects represented, which can be traced back to the end of the 3rd and the first half of the 4th century AD, with evident differences in compositional styles, suggests the intervention of different groups o...
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The main nuclei of the Domus

It is interesting to note that although the whole construction fits the rooms, it tends to close the spaces rather than open them outwards. This arrangement does not favour access to the surrounding landscape and is also made more evident by the tendency not to present structures on the same axis. ...
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An organic microcosm: the structure of the villa

The layout of the late antiquity domus on three large levels,which follow the nature of the terrain, cannot overlook the importance of the duration of the works that created the mosaics and architectural scenes. Some clues give rise to the assumption that it was executed with no initial unitary pro...
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The golden age: hypotheses about the villa’s period of construction and clues

The scenes depicted in the mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale not only bring us closer to the profile of its dominus, they also suggest some questions still unresolved by scholars. The majority believe that the late antiquity building and its mosaic decoration were carried out in a single phase...
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Semi-public rooms

A room for semi-public use, on the other hand, had to have the [approfondimenti id="33325" testo_link="quadrangular peristyle"], the large portico, embellished with columns, on whose perimeter the rooms of the main nucleus of the villa overlook. From this area of connection and passage begins the d...
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The public and private rooms of the villa

The rooms and scenes depicted in the mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale eloquently interpret the profile that would have distinguished the figure of the dominus, so much so as to validate some of the theories suggested over the years by archaeologists. [dettaglio_immagine id="35322"] As a ...
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