Country side around Piazzo Amerina The 3rd. century AD Casale Romana, a mansion possibly the retirement home for the Emperor Maximillian
Piazza Amerina flowers
Villa Romana del Casale - Courtyard of the mansion built in 3rd. century AD
Circus room with original mosaic of a chariot race at the Circus Maximus and walls. Colums were excavated for churches.
Owners in welcoming ceremony for guests
Visitors coming to the Villa
Geometric mosaic floor
Animals in the peristyle
Dancer Mosaic
Animals in the peristyle surrounded by local foliage and birds
Original colum capital
"Small" Hunting Scene with sacrifice to Artemis in the middle register
Erotes or cupids fishing and riding dolphin
Geometric floor (public area)
The Great Hunt - Scenes of exotic animals being captured and loaded in to transports
Scene of ostrich beng captured and loaded into a boat
Ostrich bing loaded into a ship
Ostrich being loaded into a ship
Scenes of exotic animals being loaded in to transports and disaggrements
Scenes of exotic animals being loaded in to ships
Scenes of a happy elephant being loaded into a ship
Playful elephant
Bull being loaded into the ship
Rhinocerus - The mosaic is thought to represent the reach of Rome
Music Room - Statue of Apollo, masaic represents Orpheus
Room of the ten girls - Women being awarded circlets and laurel for Gymnastic competition
Room of the ten girls - Women being awarded circlets and laurel for Gymnastic competition Note the old floor in the top left and the wall paintings
The Great Hunt
Triclinium (Dining Room) with the ten labors of Hercules
A ship from the Great Hunt
Countryside from a ruined section of the Villa
Bedchamber with fruit tree
Scenes of children racing Chariots drawn by birds. Thought to be a nursery
Scenes of children racing Chariots drawn by birds. Thought to be a nursery
Scenes of children racing Chariots drawn by birds. Thought to be a nursery
Xystus (elliptical room) Scenes of Cupids Fishing
Xystus (elliptical room) Scenes of Cupids Fishing
Xystus (elliptical room) Scenes of Cupids Fishing
Xystus (elliptical room) Scenes of Cupids Fishing
Harves scenes
Bedchamber - Scenes of children hunting with Peacock
Children Hunting
Marine Scene
