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Italy, Tivoli - Hadrian's Villa, the Canopus
One of the most striking and best preserved parts of the Villa consists of a pool named Canopus and an artificial grotto named Serapeum. An Egyptian city named Canopus was where a temple named Serapeum was dedicated to the god Serapis....
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Italy, Tivoli - Hadrian's Villa
The villa was constructed at Tibur (modern-day Tivoli) as a retreat from Rome for Roman Emperor Hadrian during the second and third decades of the 2nd century AD. Hadrian is said to have disliked the palace on the Palatine Hill in Rome,...
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Villa Romana del Casale, Roman mosaics in the Roman villa near Piazza Armerina
Villa Romana del Casale, Roman mosaics in the Roman villa near Piazza Armerina
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Villa Romana del Casale, Roman mosaics in the Roman villa near Piazza Armerina
Villa Romana del Casale, Roman mosaics in the Roman villa near Piazza Armerina
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Villa Romana del Casale, Roman mosaics in the Roman villa near Piazza Armerina
Villa Romana del Casale, Roman mosaics in the Roman villa near Piazza Armerina
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Villa Romana del Casale, Roman mosaics in the Roman villa near Piazza Armerina
Villa Romana del Casale, Roman mosaics in the Roman villa near Piazza Armerina