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Posted on 06/17/2018 4:35:32 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
An imperial Roman villa has been found along the banks of the Tiber near the Milvian Bridge, archaeologists said Tuesday. Digs have uncovered a large floor area in 'opus sectile', decorated with "extraordinary" multicoloured marble floral motifs, they said. The beauty of the floor has led experts to believe that the rest of the building was full of precious decorations. The villa's setting so close to the river is unusual, archaeologists said.
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Both unusual and extraordinary.
I`m floored!
High quality design and workmanship.
Almost iridescent colors in those floor tiles. Very nice.
Oh dang.
I was just trying to sell my oldest daughter on a trip to historick Enland in a couple of years. We have a bet on, so one of us will be on the hook for a serious vacation.
Roman Britain! Viking Jorvik! Warwick Castle and its trebouchet! Devon!
I’ve never seen marble that color of blue. Does anyone know where that came from?
Famously he had his soldiers paint crosses (chi rho) on their shields, because a vision told him, "In this sign, conquer."
I’ve been to Warwick Castle. Fantastic place. Make sure you take enough time to visit the gardens. When I stopped at York, we had time for only one site visit. We chose the cathedral. Glad we did, but it would have been nice to see Jorvik as well.
If military-type museums are to your taste, I recommend RAF Duxford South of Cambridge. The market square in Cambridge is worthy of a visit, in it’s own right. The Naval museums in Portsmouth are a must, if you have time to see HMS Victory. Then there is Dover Castle......Chatham historic shipyards...
Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace.....I won’t even mention a certain big city.
Of course, I was over there for 1.5 years in 1991 - 1992, working on a DOD contract, so I had much more time than you likely will.
I’m so *tiled* of all thse puns.
It’s hard to believe one could make a bad choice of sights, looks like jimtorr has a bunch of great suggestions from firsthand experience.
I’d spend a day at the Tate Gallery, and visit the British Museum, also hit a couple of ancestral towns just to see what they’ve been up to since we left. ;^)
I’d probably want to see Hadrian’s Wall, but wouldn’t mind hiking along the Wansdyke, and/or so-called Offa’s Dyke, y’know, if I had a lot of time.
http://hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/
Good friend of Henry VIII lived here, got his head chopped off, you guessed it, by Henry ViII:
http://www.newton-cross.uk/carew-caste/
Tintagel, new find:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3663986/posts
And sometimes you may just want to enjoy some shopping, let’s say you like books:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Town+in+wales+outdoor+bookstores
LOL!
Tough to say, the Romans got around, and if they liked something, they weren’t too worried about cost.
My pleasure!
Probably one of those family palaces that were commonplace among the wealthy, and that close to Rome the top of the craft would have been available.
Actually, it could be lapis lazuli, that has been mined in Afghanistan for 7000 years now, and been of interest quite far from Afghanistan for nearly that long. The purple stone *could* be true porphyry, which was mined in Mons Porphyrtes in Egypt. If either of these IDs are true, this is not just another high-status Roman dwelling.
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