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The Villa Romana del Casale (Sicilian: Villa Rumana dû Casali) is a large and elaborate Roman villa or palace located about 3 km from the town of Piazza Armerina, Sicily. Excavations have revealed Roman mosaics which, according to the Grove Dictionary of Art , are the richest, largest and most varied collection that remains, [ 1 ] for which ...
Usage on cs.wikipedia.org Zoologická zahrada; Usage on el.wikipedia.org Βίλα Ρομάνα ντελ Καζάλε; Usage on en.wikivoyage.org Caltanissetta; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Mosaico de la Gran Caza; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Villa romaine du Casale; Venationes; Usage on gl.wikipedia.org Vila Romana del Casale; Usage on ko.wikipedia.org
The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The city flourished during Roman times, as shown by the large mosaics at the patrician Villa Romana del Casale. Cathedral of Piazza Armerina. Remains, artefacts of old settlements and a necropolis from the 8th century BC were found in the territory of the commune.
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In the Middle Ages, a casalis or casale (Medieval Latin and Italian; Old French and Old Spanish casal), plural casalia (casali, casales), was "a cluster of houses in a rural setting". [1] The word is not classical Latin , but derives from the Latin word casa , meaning "house".
The use of water in such prestigious banquet buildings is known in Claudius' triclinium-nymphaeum of Punta Epitaffio in Baiae and the villa del Casale of Piazza Armerina. There are three entrances, a central "official" one with a large brick arch, for use by the owner and his guests, and two side ones, minor and service, probably used by the ...
A view of the 19th-century casale built on top of the Roman villa. Villa Magna is a large imperial ancient Roman villa near the modern town of Anagni, in Lazio, central Italy. The site lies in the Valle del Sacco some 65 km south of Rome, at the foot of the Monti Lepini, directly under the peak known as Monte Giuliano. The villa was excavated ...
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