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‘Painted City’ fresco opens to public at Baths of Trajan in Rome

Authorities on Tuesday unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome:…
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https://www.europesays.com/italy/46579/

And their names: ΣΜΑΡΑΓΔΙN (Emerald) 🐈and ΩΚΕΑΝΟC (Ocean)! 🐕🐾🏛️

Details from a 1,800-year-old mosaic discovered in Adramyttium (Αδραμύττιοv/ Edremit‎‎/ https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550403) bring to light precious insights into the life of its different inhabitants and their close connection.

https://hispanatolia.com/en/roman-villa-with-mosaics-discovered-in-the-ruins-of-adramytteion-turkey/

#Art #Archaeology #Antiquity #Mosaics #Animalia #Academic #PleiadesGazetteer #GrecoRoman #Adramyttium #Excavation #Apotropaic #RomanVilla #Mediterranean #Histodons #MuratÖgzen #Hellenistic

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🏛️⚽ Students at #Rome’s Cavour High School, just steps from the #Colosseum, had long whispered about hidden rooms beneath the gym floor. 🤫

After they explored the #tunnels and alerted #Latin teacher Claudia Marino, archaeologists confirmed a 2nd century Roman villa called #Domus Liceo Cavour with frescoed walls, #mosaics, and even older #graffiti. 🏠

👉 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/italian-teenagers-discover-1-800-year-old-roman-luxury-house-underneath-their-high-school-gym

#archaeology #history #ancientrome #teens #excavation #italy #highschool #discovery

For #AllSaintsDay the mosaic from the sanctuary arch of Santa Prassede in #Rome showing the saints marching into the pearly gates, greeted by Paul and Peter. Must be the men's entrance. Ninth century.

flic.kr/p/2eDtp5Y

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#Byzantine
#Medieval
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#Italy

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For #AllSaintsDay the mosaic from the sanctuary arch of Santa Prassede in #Rome showing the saints marching into the pearly gates, greeted by Paul and Peter. Must be the men's entrance. Ninth century. flic.kr/p/2eDtp5Y #photography #Byzantine #Medieval #Mosaics #Italy

Arriving at the Jeweled Gates ...