Villa Romana del Casale
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Villa Romana del Casale is a late Roman imperial villa in Sicily renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved and extensive mosaic floors, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman villa
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman imperial architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf |
Emperor Constantine the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Maximian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late Roman Empire ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 4th century ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| discovered | 19th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Gino Vinicio Gentili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1929 ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 3500 square meters of mosaics ⓘ |
| function |
imperial hunting lodge
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luxury rural residence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Room of the Ten Maidens
NERFINISHED
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basilica ⓘ corridor of the Great Hunt ⓘ entrance courtyard ⓘ latrines ⓘ peristyle courtyard ⓘ peristyle garden ⓘ private baths ⓘ service quarters ⓘ triclinium ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive mosaic floors
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late imperial Roman art ⓘ well-preserved Roman mosaics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Piazza Armerina
NERFINISHED
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Province of Enna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Italy
ⓘ
Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorExcavations | 20th century ⓘ |
| material |
colored tesserae
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marble ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| mosaicTheme |
athletic activities
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daily life ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ mythological scenes ⓘ |
| notableMosaic |
Great Hunt mosaic
GENERATED
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bikini girls mosaic GENERATED ⓘ |
| period | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sicily ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 832 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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