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Tag Archives: mosaic
Stumbling into a Roman Villa: In Plovdiv, Truth is Stranger than Fiction.
Truth is indeed, stranger than fiction. Did you know that the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered when a bored Bedouin shepherd threw a rock into a cave? Continue reading
Digging Ancient Art – Literally: Cologne’s Dionysus Mosaic
Digging bomb shelters sounds miserable and can’t be happy work. There’s the dark, dank, underground drudgery, and then there’s, well, the threat that the bombs will arrive before the job is finished. Continue reading
When Size Matters
One of the fun things about blogging is never knowing where a post will lead. We call it the “box-of-chocolates effect.” On the Ostia Antica mosaic post from earlier this week, many people commented that the photo with the coin included for scale helped them better understand the amount of work involved in creating mosaics. Continue reading
Architecture / Art / Italy / Travel
Mules, Gods, and Ad Men: Ostia Antica’s Mosaics
Forget stuffy archaeology! How about a 2000 year-old mosaic of someone’s favorite mules: Tipsy, Modest, Lame, and Dainty? I am not making this up. Continue reading
Letters From Basecamp Gallivance: Vanity Thy Name Is … Done!!
If you’ve been following our Basecamp Gallivance series, you may have noticed that we’re nearing our one-year anniversary in the condo, and thankfully, the renovation is winding down. Continue reading
