Piazza Armerina
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23677178 |
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| Authors | R J A Wilson, Ross J Wilson (0000-0001-6916-9419, University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah16105.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4286753241 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Piazza Armerina is a luxury Roman villa in Sicily probably built in the second quarter of the fourth century, although some date it either in part or in whole to the late fourth century. It has nearly 4000 sq m of mosaic floors, both figured and geometric, and one marble‐paved hall, as well as several fountains, two bath suites, and fragments of marble statues. The figured mosaics include genre scenes (marine displays), mythological compositions, and autobiographical pavements (featuring games in Rome put on by the owner as magistrate). An earthquake terminated elite life here in the fifth century.
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Carving · Elite · Literature · Magistrate · Mosaic · Mythology · Quarter (Canadian coin) · Visual arts · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Geology · History · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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