Showing posts with label Conimbriga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conimbriga. Show all posts

Saturday, October 03, 2009

Roman mosaics

And, of course, all this discussion of photography made me look through my photos, and so many I want to share, so here is another.


Conimbriga is the largest excavated Roman site in Portugal, and the mosaics unearthed are the most complete (albeit restored) and impressive that I have ever seen, and having a penchant for Roman mosaics I have seen many.  This one depicts horsemen on a hunt.  My favourite (though much less detailed) is a mosaic of a maze with the minotaur at its centre.