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30-OCT-2011 Jola Dziubinska

Mosaic In House Of Orpheus, Volubilis

Volubilis, Morocco

This big mosaic depicts the Orpheus Myth and gave its name to the house.

Volubilis is an archaeological site in Morocco situated near Meknes and features the best preserved Roman ruins in this part of northern Africa.
In antiquity, Volubilis was an important Roman town situated near the westernmost border of Roman conquests.
The Romans began building the city of Volubilis ca. 40 AD in order to keep control of this north African region which was successively occupied by the Greeks, Berbers, Jews and Carthaginian merchants.

In 1997 the site was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Cindi Smith07-Dec-2011 18:59
Wow, what a beautiful mosaic. Do you now how old it is? Wow!
Long Bach Nguyen07-Dec-2011 15:38
beautiful mosaic and wonderful angle and perspective
dane07-Dec-2011 12:25
amazing work of art
Guest 07-Dec-2011 12:23
This is so beautiful Jola !!! So well captured too! V
Kinga Chwalkowska Zadlak07-Dec-2011 12:00
Beautiful capture! ~V~
Stephanie07-Dec-2011 11:27
The Romans really got around, didn't they? Love this beautiful mosaic flooring! V
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