The Mosaics of the Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar in Roman colonia Augusta Firma - Astigi (Écija, Seville, Spain) - II

The Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar of Ecija (Seville, Spain) has been object of archaeological excavations and restoration interventions since 2001, which have revealed that this luxurious urban residence was completely reformed in the Severan period, when several rooms and the c...

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Autores: García-Dils de la Vega, Sergio, Ordóñez Agulla, Salvador
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/157529
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/157529
https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1376800
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Roman mosaic
Astigi
Loves of Zeus
seasons
grape harvest
Roma mozaiği
Zeusun aşkları
mevsimler
üzüm hasadı
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Sumario:The Domus I of the Plaza de Armas of the Royal Alcazar of Ecija (Seville, Spain) has been object of archaeological excavations and restoration interventions since 2001, which have revealed that this luxurious urban residence was completely reformed in the Severan period, when several rooms and the central courtyard were decorated with mosaic pavements of different thematic. In 2015 was discovered the so-called mosaic of the Loves of Zeus, which decorate the triclinium of the domus, with several scenes from this mythological cycle, along with Bacchic themes and characters, and the representation of the seasons. In this paper is offered an update on the progress of research relative to this outstanding mosaic.