Famous Mosaics at the Villa Romana del Casale
For a change, we have our tourist caps on!
We are taking a trip inland to see the famous roman mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale, built as a hunting lodge in the 3-4th Century AD, for Maximian Herculeus, who shared the title of Roman emperor with Valerius Diocletian.
Having lain under the earth for many centuries, they were rediscovered at the end of C19th.
The mosaics are plentiful and amazingly well preserved, it is very impressive:
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