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Urvinum Hortense
Urvinum Hortense was an ancient Roman town near modern Collemancio, Cannara, Italy. It was mentioned by Pliny the Elder in a roughly alphabetical and contextless list. In the early 1930s an amateur archaeologist found ancient remains on a hilltop not far from his hometown and declared them to be the ruins of Urvinum Hortense. Excavations since 2005 have revealed some monumental buildings of the city. The spectacular polychrome mosaic from the thermal baths is now displayed in the Cannara museum. It dates to the 1st-2nd century AD. In a "Nilotic" scene, six pygmies with highly caricatured features are depicted along the four sides hunting exotic animals surrounded by luxuriant vegetation. The baths are associated with an important and long-standing family of the town, the gens Fiscilia and date from the late Roman Republic, Republican era. The baths were situated on the western edge of the plateau with shelter from northern winds and exposure to the sun. The room of the mosai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosaic From Baths
A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman world. Mosaic today includes not just murals and pavements, but also artwork, hobby crafts, and industrial and construction forms. Mosaics have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean civilisation, Mycenean Greece; mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Early Christian basilicas from the 4th century onwards were decorated with wall and ceiling mosaics. Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th centuries; that tradition was adopted by the Norman dynasty, Norman Kingdom of Sicily in the 12th century, by the eastern-influenced R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
